Systematic list of Genus Megophrys Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1822 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) in Meghalaya, North-East India with a discussion on the distribution of M. wuliangshanensis Ye and Fei, 1995 in India
Author
Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta
North Eastern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong - 793014, Meghalaya, India; ilona. kharkongor @ ymail. com
Author
Saikia, Bhaskar
Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai - 600028, Tamil Nadu, India
Author
Deb, Rita
Southern Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai - 600028, Tamil Nadu, India
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India
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Megophrys boettgeri
(Boulenger, 1899)
Boettger’s Pelobatid Toad
1899.
Leptobrachium boettgeri
Boulenger,
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
: 171 (
Type
locality: “
Kuatun
, a village about
2700 miles
from
Foochow
, in the mountains at the
North-west
of the
Province of Fokien
(=
Fujian
), at an altitude of
3000 to 4000 feet
or more”,
China
.)
Material examined:
Nil.
Distribution:
INDIA
:
Meghalaya
.
Elsewhere:
China.
Remarks
:
Mahony
et al.
(2013)
has raised doubts about the existence of this species in
India
, and commented that the previous reports could be a result of wrong identifications. However,
Sangma and Saikia (2015)
have reported (along with two photographs and a brief description) this species from Tura Peak Reserve Forest, West Garo Hills district of
Meghalaya
as a new record from the State. We are of the opinion that further detailed study on the ‘identified’ specimens will help to resolve the ambiguity in the range extension of this species into
India
. However, for the time being, we are including this species in the amphibian checklist of
Meghalaya
.