Leptobrachium mechuka

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Leptobrachiinae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species: Leptobrachium mechuka

Name

Leptobrachium mechuka Sarmah, Garg, Tajo, Upadhyaya K., Hanken & Biju, 2026: 21

• Holotype: ZSI A16315 (field number SDB 2025.6767), adult ♂, collected by T. Tajo and S.D. Biju on 27 April 2025.
• Type locality: “Mechuka (28°35′48.6′′N, 94°07′20.9′′E, 1,950 m asl), Shi Yomi district, Arunachal Pradesh state, India”.

References

Primary references

• Sarmah, A.N.D.A., Garg, S., Tajo, T., Upadhyaya K., R., Hanken, J. & Biju, S.D. 2026. Abundance in Secret: A Review of the Genus Leptobrachium (Anura, Megophryidae) in India, with Descriptions of Two New Species. PeerJ 14: e20397. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20397 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Mechuka Slender Armed Frog