Amolops sendenyu Biju, Ellepola, Sarmah, Upadhyaya K., Bisht, Tajo, Hanken, and Garg, 2026

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Amolops > Species: Amolops sendenyu

Amolops sendenyu Biju, Ellepola, Sarmah, Upadhyaya K., Bisht, Tajo, Hanken, and Garg, 2026, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 164: 72. Holotype: ZSI A 16551, by original designation. Type locality: "INDIA: Nagaland State: Tseminyü District, Sendenyu (25°55′04.0″N, 94°05′24.0″E, 512 m asl), Sendenyu Village". ZooBank Publication registration: CC608082-7E66-4FB5-B005-A151831132A8

Common Names

Sendenyu Cascade Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Tseminyu and Sendenyu in Nagaland, and the Tamenglong District of Manipur, India, at elevations of approximately 500–512 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: India

Endemic: India

Comment

A member of the Amolops marmoratus group and the sister taxon of the clade containing Amolops assamensis and Amolops siju, according to the original publication, where molecular markers (16S mtDNA) and comparative adult morphology were detailed. 

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