Xenophrys periosa
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: Xenophrys periosa
Name
[edit]Xenophrys periosa (Mahony, Kamei, Teeling & Biju, 2018)
- Holotype: BNHS 6055, adult ♂, collected by members of the Systematics Lab, University of Delhi on 26 July 2009.
- Type locality: “Pangin town (28°12′33.96″N, 94°59′10.02″E, 450 m asl.), East Siang district [now Siang District], Arunachal Pradesh state, Northeast India”.
Combinations
[edit]- Megophrys (Xenophrys) periosa Mahony, Kamei, Teeling & Biju, 2018: 59 [original combination]
- Xenophrys periosa — Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Liu, Huang, Li & Wang, 2021: 39 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Mahony, S., Kamei, R.G., Teeling, E.C. & Biju, S.D. 2018. Cryptic diversity within the Megophrys major species group (Amphibia: Megophryidae) of the Asian Horned Frogs: Phylogenetic perspectives and a taxonomic revision of South Asian taxa, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4523(1): 1–96. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4523.1.1 Reference page.
- Lyu, Z.-T., Zeng, Z.-C., Wang, J., Liu, Z.-Y., Huang, Y.-Q., Li, W.-Z. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927(1): 9–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Giant Himalayan Horned Toad