Leptobrachium somani

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: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Leptobrachiinae
Genus: Leptobrachium
Species: Leptobrachium somani

Name

Leptobrachium somani Sarmah, Garg, Tajo, Upadhyaya K., Hanken & Biju, 2026: 29

• Holotype: ZSI A16333 (field number SDB 2023.6408), adult ♂, collected by T. Tajo, R. Upadhyaya K. and S.D. Biju on 24 April 2023.
• Type locality: “Tiwarigaon (28°13′28.2′′N 95°49′55.2′′E, 1,393 m asl), Lower Dibang Valley 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: Soman’s Slender Armed Frog