Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India

Authors

  • Bitupan Boruah Wildlife Institute of India
  • Prudhvi Raj Wildlife Institute of India
  • Sushil K. Dutta Nature Environment and Wildlife Society
  • Abhijit Das Wildlife Institute of India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i1p3-20

Keywords:

advertisement call, conservation, morphology, phylogeny, Rhacophorinae.

Abstract

Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Raorchestes shillongensis is a threatened rhacophorid frog endemic to Northeast India. The species is poorly known and systematic information is lacking. We redescribe here the morphology of the species from topotypic material and compare with other Bush Frogs of the region. The locality records from the state of Meghalaya are new. We describe its advertisement call and discuss its phylogenetic position.

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Published

2018-06-26

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Boruah, B., Raj, P., Dutta, S. K., & Das, A. (2018). Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 17(1), 3-20. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i1p3-20