Amolops ammachi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species: Amolops ammachi

Name

Amolops ammachi Biju, Ellepola, Sarmah, Upadhyaya, Bisht, Tajo, Hanken & Garg, 2026: 61

• Holotype: ZSI A 16551 (Field no. SDBDU 2024.5325), adult ♂, collected by S.D. Biju, S. Garg, A.N.D.A. Sarmah and K. Bisht in July 2024.
• Type locality: “INDIA: Tripura state: North district, Jampui Hills, Kanchanpur division, Vanghmun (23°59′58.8″N, 92°16′55.9″E, 540 m asl)”.

References

Primary references

• Biju, S.D., Ellepola, G., Sarmah, A.N.D.A., Upadhyaya, R., Bisht, K., Tajo, T., Hanken, J. & Garg, S. 2026. Systematics, Molecular Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of Cascade Frogs (Ranidae: Amolops) from India: An Integrative Assessment with Description of Three New Species. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 164(1): 1–144. DOI: 10.3099/MCZ88.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Ammachi’s Cascade Frog