A herpetological survey of the Kathmandu Valleyı Nepalı and phylogenetic identification of Megophrys (Xenophrys) zhangi Author O, Kyle A. Author Connell Author Aryal, Prakash C. Author Sherchan, Adarsh M. Author Dhakal, Bimala Author Chaudhary, Hemanta Kumari Author Ranabhat, Rishi Author Karmacharya, Dibesh text Journal of Natural History 2019 2019-09-05 53 23 1421 1437 journal article 24022 10.1080/00222933.2019.1655106 c54a2573-abdd-42a7-aec3-4d657e4d8661 1464-5262 3670114 Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Figures 1 and 3 (a – b); Table 2 specimens examined : CMDN-A 91 – 96, 156. Distribution in the KTM Valley : Encountered only in Lalitpur. Neither Pokhrel et al. (2011) or Aryal et al. (2013) encountered this species. Remarks : We observed large numbers of this species on the edge of an urban area. We encountered a large adult calling in a shallow pool on the edge of a village road in the vicinity of Microhyla , which were also calling ( Figure 1 ; Figure 3 (b)). When approached, the frog raised its posterior end in a defensive position, as has been previously reported for this species ( Anders 2002 ). We also observed large numbers of individuals in a wetland where males were calling ( Figures 3 (a) and 4(d)). Several juveniles were also present at this locality, which probably represents common breeding habitat for this species in the KTM Valley.