Bufoides meghalayanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neobatrachia
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Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufoides
Species: Bufoides meghalayanus

Name

Bufoides meghalayanus (Yazdani & Chanda, 1971)

Type locality: "Mawblang, ca. 5 km. south-east of Cherrapunji town (Khasi-Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya), Lat. 25° 15´ N. and long 91° 44´ E., altitude above mean sea-level 4369 ft. or ca. 1330 meters", India.

Holotype: ZSIC A6969.

Synonyms

• Ansonia meghalayana Yazdani & Chanda, 1971

References

• Yazdani and Chanda, 1971, J. Assam Sci. Soc., 14: 76.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Bufoides meghalayanus . Accessed on 31 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN link: Bufoides meghalayanus (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Mawblang Toad; Khasi Hills Toad