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four adult males (
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;
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), and one adult female (
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), from the
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of
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE40208FF23FCCCFE62FCFB" bold="true" box="[199,444,798,823]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Referred specimens.</emphasis>
Two adult males (SDBDU 2009.1189:
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; SDBDU 2009.1190:
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), from Rigo Village (
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,
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asl.), Along town, West Siang district,
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state, Northeast
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one adult male (
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asl
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.),
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,
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of
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on
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE40208FF23FC24FCD5FBC3" bold="true" box="[199,779,1014,1039]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Provisionally referred specimens (see Remarks).</emphasis>
One juvenile male (SDBDU 2009.132), and two juvenile females (SDBDU 2009.133 &amp; SDBDU 2009.134), from Pangkava ju (
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,
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,
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asl.), Kangpat Khullen, Kamjong sub-division, Ukhrul district,
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state, Northeast
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;
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adult female (
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tissue only), from Hepu Stream (
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),
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state, northern
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, collected by
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, J.A.
<collectorName id="268A534AFFE40208FEC3FB78FE13FB0E" box="[295,461,1194,1219]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Wilkinson, J.V</collectorName>
.
<collectorName id="268A534AFFE40208FE3CFB78FD89FB0E" box="[472,599,1194,1219]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Vindum, H</collectorName>
.
<collectorName id="268A534AFFE40208FD85FB78FD6EFB0E" box="[609,688,1194,1219]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Win, T</collectorName>
. Thin [“Additional collectors:
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,
<collectorName id="268A534AFFE40208FB63FB79FADAFB0F" box="[1159,1284,1194,1219]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">A.K. Shein</collectorName>
and
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”] on
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<date id="FFC1105CFFE40208FF5EFB1DFE8DFB2B" box="[186,339,1231,1255]" pageId="58" pageNumber="59" value="2003-05-14">14 May 2003</date>
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.
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description (measurements in mm).
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Mature male (SVL 93.8) (
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, &amp; 23A &amp; H). Head moderately large, wider than long (HW 35.0, HL 33.6, IFE 15.5, IBE 25.3); snout bluntly pointed in dorsal view, obtusely protruding beyond mandible in lateral view, without rostral appendage (
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FBCDFAE8FB71FA9F" box="[1065,1199,1338,1363]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="59.[151,250,1767,1789]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetId="figure@59.[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="FIGURE 22. Megophrys periosa sp. nov. holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C. profile view of head; D. ventral view of hand; E. ventral view of foot." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610246/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Figure 22C</figureCitation>
); loreal region acute, concave; canthus rostralis angular; dorsal surface of snout very slightly concave; eye diameter twice maximum diameter of visible portion of tympanum, and shorter than snout length (EL 10.7, TYD 5.4, SL 11.7); eyetympanum distance (TYE 8.2) less than twice diameter of visible portion of tympanum; tympanum oval-shaped, oblique (
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), with upper ~15% concealed by supratympanic ridge; pupil vertically elliptical; nostril positioned laterally, closer to eye than to snout (EN 5.2, NS 7.1); internarial distance greater than eyelid width, and equal to narrowest point between upper eyelids (IN 10.5, UEW 8.7, IUE 10.5); pineal ocellus not visible externally; vomerine ridge present, medium sized, ovoid, moderately raised, orientated acutely, positioned between to slightly posterior to choanae, equidistant from choanae and each other; vomerine teeth short; maxillary teeth present; tongue not observed due to fixation of jaw and in interest of preventing potential damage to jaws by forcing open mouth wide enough for examination.
</paragraph>
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Forelimbs long, thin (
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FE58F914FD5AF912" box="[444,644,1734,1759]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="59.[151,250,1767,1789]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetId="figure@59.[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="FIGURE 22. Megophrys periosa sp. nov. holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C. profile view of head; D. ventral view of hand; E. ventral view of foot." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610246/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Figures 22A &amp; B</figureCitation>
, &amp;
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FD4AF915FD3FF913" box="[686,737,1735,1759]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="61.[151,250,1796,1818]" captionTargetBox="[240,1344,193,1781]" captionTargetId="figure@61.[240,1344,193,1782]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="FIGURE 23. Megophrys periosa sp. nov.: A. lateral view of adult male holotype (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in life. B. lateral view of adult male paratype (BNHS 6057: SVL 80.7 mm) in life. CE. dorsolateral views of adult males in life showing typical variation: C. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1190: SVL 73.6 mm); D. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1189: SVL 71.3 mm); E. paratype (BNHS 6061: SVL 87.7 mm). F. dorsolateral view of adult female paratype (BNHS 6056: SVL 112.0 mm) in life. G. ventral view of two adult male paratypes immediately after euthanisation, showing variation of markings (left, BNHS 6064: SVL 88.8 mm; right BNHS 6063: SVL 81.3 mm). H. ventral view of three adult male specimens in preservation showing variation of makings (left, paratype BNHS 6059: SVL 81.9 mm; centre, paratype BNHS 6060: SVL 80.2 mm; right, holotype BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610248/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">23A</figureCitation>
), forearm moderately enlarged relative to upper forelimb, and shorter than hand length (FAL 20.6left side; right side deformed; HAL 24.0); fingers long, narrow, without lateral fringes (
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), finger length formula IV&lt;II&lt;I&lt;III (FIL 13.7, FIIL 10.9, FIIIL 15.5, FIVL 10.3); interdigital webbing, subarticular and supernumerary tubercles absent; thenar and outer metacarpal tubercles weakly developed; finger tips flattened, not expanded relative to digit width, and with subcircular pads, terminal grooves on pads absent. Hindlimbs long, thin (
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FD43F8A8FCB1F85E" box="[679,879,1914,1939]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="59.[151,250,1767,1789]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetId="figure@59.[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="FIGURE 22. Megophrys periosa sp. nov. holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C. profile view of head; D. ventral view of hand; E. ventral view of foot." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610246/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Figures 22A &amp; B</figureCitation>
, &amp;
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FC7EF8A9FC10F85F" box="[922,974,1915,1939]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="61.[151,250,1796,1818]" captionTargetBox="[240,1344,193,1781]" captionTargetId="figure@61.[240,1344,193,1782]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="FIGURE 23. Megophrys periosa sp. nov.: A. lateral view of adult male holotype (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in life. B. lateral view of adult male paratype (BNHS 6057: SVL 80.7 mm) in life. CE. dorsolateral views of adult males in life showing typical variation: C. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1190: SVL 73.6 mm); D. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1189: SVL 71.3 mm); E. paratype (BNHS 6061: SVL 87.7 mm). F. dorsolateral view of adult female paratype (BNHS 6056: SVL 112.0 mm) in life. G. ventral view of two adult male paratypes immediately after euthanisation, showing variation of markings (left, BNHS 6064: SVL 88.8 mm; right BNHS 6063: SVL 81.3 mm). H. ventral view of three adult male specimens in preservation showing variation of makings (left, paratype BNHS 6059: SVL 81.9 mm; centre, paratype BNHS 6060: SVL 80.2 mm; right, holotype BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610248/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">23A</figureCitation>
); thighs equal to shanks, and longer than feet (TL 47.4, SHL 50.2, FOL 45.8); toes long, dorsoventrally flattened, without lateral fringes (
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE40208FAECF84CFA4EF87B" box="[1288,1424,1950,1975]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="59.[151,250,1767,1789]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetId="figure@59.[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="FIGURE 22. Megophrys periosa sp. nov. holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C. profile view of head; D. ventral view of hand; E. ventral view of foot." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610246/files/figure.png" pageId="58" pageNumber="59">Figure 22E</figureCitation>
), relative toe lengths I&lt;II&lt;V&lt;III&lt;IV; toe tips flattened, not dilated, but with distinct oval-shaped pads, terminal grooves on pads absent; webbing rudimentary; inner metatarsal tubercles weakly defined, longitudinally ovalshaped; subarticular, supernumerary and outer metatarsal tubercles absent; ridge of callous tissue absent on ventral surface of toes.
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<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE50209FF73F935FBFCF8D0" blockId="59.[151,1436,1767,1820]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FF73F935FEFEF931" bold="true" box="[151,288,1767,1789]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 22.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FEC3F935FE32F932" box="[295,492,1767,1790]" italics="true" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FE17F93AFD9AF931" bold="true" box="[499,580,1768,1789]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation:
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FB1BF935FACFF930" bold="true" box="[1279,1297,1767,1788]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">A</emphasis>
. dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FF73F8D5FF76F8D0" bold="true" box="[151,168,1799,1820]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">B</emphasis>
. ventral view;
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FEDBF8D4FE8FF8D0" bold="true" box="[319,337,1798,1820]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">C</emphasis>
. profile view of head;
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FDDCF8D5FD94F8D0" bold="true" box="[568,586,1799,1820]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">D</emphasis>
. ventral view of hand;
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE50209FCD1F8D5FC98F8D0" bold="true" box="[821,838,1799,1820]" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">E</emphasis>
. ventral view of foot.
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<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE5020EFF23F89BFBDBFE1C" blockId="59.[151,1437,1865,2034]" lastBlockId="60.[151,1437,151,2000]" lastPageId="60" lastPageNumber="61" pageId="59" pageNumber="60">Skin of dorsal and lateral surfaces of head, body and limbs primarily smooth, sparsely covered with small, weak granules; tympanum with borders raised relative to surrounding region; outer edge of upper eyelids with a broad pointed bump; supratympanic ridges narrow anteriorly, gradually expanding posterior to tympanum to become moderately enlarged, glandular, extending from orbit, curving downward abruptly at posterior upper border of tympanum, terminating above forelimb insertions; flanks sparsely covered with small to medium sized unevenly scattered pustular tubercles; dorsolateral ridges thin, weakly developed, extending posteriorly from behind supratympanic ridges to ~90% distance to vent; parietoscapular-sacral ridges weakly developed, “&gt;&lt;” configuration, composed primarily of single row of closely spaced asperities; dorsal surfaces of forearms, thighs and shanks with short transverse ridges; posterior thighs with small scattered pustular tubercles; gular region, chest, abdomen and ventral surfaces of limbs smooth; pectoral glands small, flat, level with axilla on chest; femoral glands medium sized, flat, on posterior surface of thighs, slightly closer to knees than to cloaca; small white dermal asperities form broad dense band circummarginally on gular region, sparse on tympanic regions between tympanum and eyes, on dorsal surfaces of body and upper posterior surface of flanks, increasing in density posteriorly, present along all dorsal ridges, absent from all remaining surfaces.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE2020EFF23FE0EFAA4FBF9" blockId="60.[151,1437,151,2000]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFF23FE0EFE8EFE39" box="[199,336,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Colouration</emphasis>
:
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFE85FE0FFDD3FE38" box="[353,525,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">In preservative</emphasis>
(
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): Dorsal surfaces of body and head primarily greyish-brown; lightedged, darker brown triangular marking between eyes; parietoscapular-sacral and dorsolateral ridges narrowly bordered by dark brown; flanks grey, darker dorsally, tubercles on flanks primarily dark brown or black, many with small lighter tips; large dark brown blotch covers tympanic region, another extends from lower posterior border of orbits, additional dark brown bar extends vertically from lower orbital border to edge of upper lips; lateral surfaces of canthus rostralis black, front of snout dark brown; remaining surfaces of upper lips and area between dark blotches on lateral surfaces of head greyish-white; dorsal and lateral surfaces of forelimbs primarily light grey with large dark brown transverse blotches on forearms; dorsal surface of fingers with dark brown blotches; dorsal and lateral surfaces of hindlimbs brown with distinct dark brown transverse crossbars; throat, chest and anterior abdomen primarily brown with white-edged darker brown blotches and mottling; posterior half of abdomen and ventral surfaces of forelimbs and hindlimbs primarily creamish-white with dark brown blotches; ventral surfaces of tarsi dark brown; area surrounding vent and posterior surfaces of thighs dark brown; ventral surfaces of feet and hands greyish-brown; pectoral and femoral glands creamish-white.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFC72FC5FFC04FC69" box="[918,986,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">In life</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE2020EFC0FFC5EFBADFC68" box="[1003,1139,908,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="61.[151,250,1796,1818]" captionTargetBox="[240,1344,193,1781]" captionTargetId="figure@61.[240,1344,193,1782]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="FIGURE 23. Megophrys periosa sp. nov.: A. lateral view of adult male holotype (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in life. B. lateral view of adult male paratype (BNHS 6057: SVL 80.7 mm) in life. CE. dorsolateral views of adult males in life showing typical variation: C. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1190: SVL 73.6 mm); D. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1189: SVL 71.3 mm); E. paratype (BNHS 6061: SVL 87.7 mm). F. dorsolateral view of adult female paratype (BNHS 6056: SVL 112.0 mm) in life. G. ventral view of two adult male paratypes immediately after euthanisation, showing variation of markings (left, BNHS 6064: SVL 88.8 mm; right BNHS 6063: SVL 81.3 mm). H. ventral view of three adult male specimens in preservation showing variation of makings (left, paratype BNHS 6059: SVL 81.9 mm; centre, paratype BNHS 6060: SVL 80.2 mm; right, holotype BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610248/files/figure.png" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Figure 23A</figureCitation>
): Dorsal surfaces of head, body and hindlimbs more olive-brown, distinctly paler on flanks and forelimbs; ventral surfaces generally lighter, with darker brown blotches distinct and revealing distinct wide brown longitudinal stripe on gular region; dark blotches on chest; ventral surfaces of limbs dark to light purple/mauve; distinct orange speckles present on dorsal and ventral surfaces, most noticeable on dorsal surfaces of toes and fingers and on flanks; iris very dark orange.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE2020EFF23FBEDFEECFBB1" blockId="60.[151,1437,151,2000]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">
Refer to
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE2020EFED6FBEDFE73FB94" box="[306,429,1087,1112]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="59.[151,250,1767,1789]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetId="figure@59.[151,1436,301,1746]" captionTargetPageId="59" captionText="FIGURE 22. Megophrys periosa sp. nov. holotype: adult male (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in preservation: A. dorsal view; B. ventral view; C. profile view of head; D. ventral view of hand; E. ventral view of foot." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610246/files/figure.png" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Figures 22</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="13442A19FFE2020EFE09FB92FDC3FB94" box="[493,541,1088,1112]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="61.[151,250,1796,1818]" captionTargetBox="[240,1344,193,1781]" captionTargetId="figure@61.[240,1344,193,1782]" captionTargetPageId="61" captionText="FIGURE 23. Megophrys periosa sp. nov.: A. lateral view of adult male holotype (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in life. B. lateral view of adult male paratype (BNHS 6057: SVL 80.7 mm) in life. CE. dorsolateral views of adult males in life showing typical variation: C. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1190: SVL 73.6 mm); D. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1189: SVL 71.3 mm); E. paratype (BNHS 6061: SVL 87.7 mm). F. dorsolateral view of adult female paratype (BNHS 6056: SVL 112.0 mm) in life. G. ventral view of two adult male paratypes immediately after euthanisation, showing variation of markings (left, BNHS 6064: SVL 88.8 mm; right BNHS 6063: SVL 81.3 mm). H. ventral view of three adult male specimens in preservation showing variation of makings (left, paratype BNHS 6059: SVL 81.9 mm; centre, paratype BNHS 6060: SVL 80.2 mm; right, holotype BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2610248/files/figure.png" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">23A</figureCitation>
for further details of colouration and markings for
<typeStatus id="54C4883EFFE2020EFB66FBEDFB3AFB94" box="[1154,1252,1087,1112]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
(in life, and in preservation).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE2020EFF23FB55FAC5F930" blockId="60.[151,1437,151,2000]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFF23FB55FEE1FB6C" bold="true" box="[199,319,1159,1184]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Variation.</emphasis>
Refer to
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for morphometric variation within the type series and referred specimens, consisting of
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males and one adult female. The
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and referred specimens generally resemble the
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for most morphological characters with the following exceptions: Lateral fringes on toes typically absent, but some specimens have very narrow fringes on all toes; relative finger lengths vary between individuals, including IV&lt;II&lt;I&lt;III for most specimens, but IV=II&lt;I&lt;III observed on three (SDBDU 2009.1189, BNHS 6061, BNHS 6064); posterior edge of tongue varies from weakly, to moderately bifurcated, likely due to varying fixation conditions; dorsolateral ridges vary from weak to moderately well developed, always extending&gt;75% of the trunk length (
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AF); typically only upper border of tympanum is concealed by supratympanic ridge, though up to ~25% of tympanum appears to be concealed on some specimens; parietoscapular-sacral ridge configuration varies considerably amongst individuals, i.e., “&gt;- (”, “&gt;&lt;”, “&gt; &lt;”, “&gt; |”, “&gt;- &lt;”, or only V-shaped parietoscapular ridge present; coverage of dermal asperities varies mostly in density between individual males in comparison with
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, however, on some specimens both black (or brown) and white asperities were observed, may sparsely cover upper lips, loreal region, front of snout, posterior dorsal surface of upper eyelids, head, and dorsal surface of tibia-tarsus joints; asperities white on female, restricted to dorsal surface of body, sparse on middorsum, increasing in density posteriorly to above cloaca; outer metacarpal tubercles not visible on most specimens; tubercle cover on flanks varies considerably, some with only sparse scattering of small tubercles, others with moderately dense cover of heterogeneous (large to small) sized tubercles (
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AF). Dorsal and ventral markings vary considerably between individuals (see
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which represent extremes in variation).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC0369CFFE2020EFF23F8D4FD4CF81C" blockId="60.[151,1437,151,2000]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFF23F8D4FDF8F8D3" bold="true" box="[199,550,1798,1823]" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Secondary sexual characters.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFDCAF8D4FDACF8D3" box="[558,626,1798,1823]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Males</emphasis>
: nuptial pads present, weakly raised, covered with brown/black microasperities on freshly collected specimens, covering most of dorsal surface of Finger I; nuptial pad on Finger II medium sized, oval, positioned on base of digit on inner dorsal side, extending almost to base of distal phalange; external vocal sac indistinct; large internal vocal slits present on floor of mouth near rear of mandible, on each side; forearms enlarged relative to upper forelimbs.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE2020EFD49F846FCDFF861" box="[685,769,1940,1965]" italics="true" pageId="60" pageNumber="61">Female</emphasis>
: mature ova without pigmented poles; nuptial pads, vocal sac, vocal slits, enlarged forearms, all absent.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFF73F8D6FEFCF8D5" bold="true" box="[151,290,1796,1818]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">FIGURE 23.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFECFF8D6FE2CF8D6" box="[299,498,1796,1818]" italics="true" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFE1FF8D7FD90F8D6" bold="true" box="[507,590,1797,1818]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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:
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFDBAF8D6FDAEF8D5" bold="true" box="[606,624,1796,1817]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">A</emphasis>
. lateral view of adult male holotype (BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm) in life.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFA60F8D7FA4BF8D6" bold="true" box="[1412,1429,1797,1818]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">B</emphasis>
. lateral view of adult male paratype (BNHS 6057: SVL 80.7 mm) in life.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFC90F8F1FC7AF8F4" bold="true" box="[884,932,1827,1849]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">CE</emphasis>
. dorsolateral views of adult males in life showing typical variation:
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. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1190: SVL 73.6 mm);
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFC54F890FC1CF89B" bold="true" box="[944,962,1858,1879]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">D</emphasis>
. referred specimen (SDBDU 2009.1189: SVL 71.3 mm);
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFEEDF8B2FEC4F8B9" bold="true" box="[265,282,1888,1909]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">E</emphasis>
. paratype (BNHS 6061: SVL 87.7 mm).
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFD20F8B2FD0FF8B9" bold="true" box="[708,721,1888,1909]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">F</emphasis>
. dorsolateral view of adult female paratype (BNHS 6056: SVL 112.0 mm) in life.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFEF3F8ADFEF6F859" bold="true" box="[279,296,1919,1941]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">G</emphasis>
. ventral view of two adult male paratypes immediately after euthanisation, showing variation of markings (left, BNHS 6064: SVL 88.8 mm; right BNHS 6063: SVL 81.3 mm).
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE3020FFCCCF84CFCE2F87F" bold="true" box="[808,828,1950,1971]" pageId="61" pageNumber="62">H</emphasis>
. ventral view of three adult male specimens in preservation showing variation of makings (left, paratype BNHS 6059: SVL 81.9 mm; centre, paratype BNHS 6060: SVL 80.2 mm; right, holotype BNHS 6055: SVL 93.8 mm).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FF45FDCDFF7C" bold="true" box="[199,531,151,176]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Morphological comparison.</emphasis>
Characters used for comparing
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFC67FF45FB80FF7C" box="[899,1118,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFB83FF45FB1DFF7C" bold="true" box="[1127,1219,151,176]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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with its congeners do not include those from the provisionally assigned referred specimens.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1FFFE0020CFF23FF0DFE7CFF34" authority="Mahony &amp; Kamei &amp; Teeling, 2018" authorityName="Mahony &amp; Kamei &amp; Teeling" authorityYear="2018" box="[199,418,223,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FF0DFE7CFF34" box="[199,418,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFE48FF0DFDD9FF34" bold="true" box="[428,519,223,248]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(adult males,
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD49FF33FD1EFF34" box="[685,704,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">N</emphasis>
=12, adult female,
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFC7EFF33FC73FF34" box="[922,941,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">N</emphasis>
=1) differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1FFFE0020CFB8BFF33FAC7FF34" authorityName="Fei, Ye and Huang" authorityYear="1983" box="[1135,1305,223,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="medogensis">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFB8BFF33FAC7FF34" box="[1135,1305,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. medogensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1FFFE0020CFACEFF33FA42FF34" authorityName="Ye and Fei" authorityYear="1992" box="[1322,1436,223,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zhangi">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFACEFF33FA42FF34" box="[1322,1436,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. zhangi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF2CFED7FEBEFED1" box="[200,352,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. monticola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its larger adult body size, male SVL
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, female SVL 112.0 mm (vs. male SVL 57.268.0 mm,
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=17; male SVL
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,
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=3; male SVL
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,
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=17, female SVL
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,
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=6, respectively); differs from
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by absence of black dermal asperities on posterior abdomen of adult males (vs. usually present), Finger II&lt;I in length,
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFCC6FEA3FCEBFE44" box="[802,821,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">N</emphasis>
=13 (vs. Finger I=II,
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=10); differs from
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFAFAFEBDFEF5FE61" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys flavipunctata</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFED6FE46FE55FE61" bold="true" box="[306,395,404,429]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFE7DFE46FD46FE60" box="[409,664,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys oreocrypta</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD7BFE46FD27FE61" bold="true" box="[671,761,404,429]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFCE3FE47FCB1FE60" box="[775,879,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. major</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFC35FE47FB7FFE61" box="[977,1185,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. mangshanensis</emphasis>
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by absence of distinct white, cream or light coloured stripe along upper lips (vs. present); further differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C7F4D1FFFE0020CFB65FE65FA42FE1C" authority="Mahony &amp; Kamei &amp; Teeling, 2018" authorityName="Mahony &amp; Kamei &amp; Teeling" authorityYear="2018" box="[1153,1436,439,464]" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFB65FE65FA42FE1C" box="[1153,1436,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys flavipunctata</emphasis>
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=3; male SVL
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=1, female SVL
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=1, respectively); further from
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by dark spots associated with flank tubercles typically present (vs. absent), toe tips not expanded relative to adjacent toe width (vs. expanded); differs from
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, female SVL 112.0 mm (vs. male SVL 68.0
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=7, female SVL
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=1), typically smaller eye diameter to snout length ratio for males, ED/ES 76.691.5%, mean 84.3 ± 4.2% (vs. ED/ES 87.6101.1%,
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=7, mean 94.2 ± 4.6%).
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FD05FE69FD3C" bold="true" box="[199,439,727,752]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Systematic position.</emphasis>
This taxon represents
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD59FD0BFD02FD3C" box="[701,732,729,752]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
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4 (OTU 12) in the molecular analyses, and “
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFABCFD0BFAA9FD3C" box="[1368,1399,729,752]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
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[5]” in
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Mahony
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(2017)
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.
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FCCDFE7FFCF4" box="[199,417,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFE4DFCCDFDDAFCF4" bold="true" box="[425,516,799,824]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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consistently formed a sister taxa relationship with two populations found east of the Brahmaputra River in Manipur and
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referred to herein as
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFC49FC96FBF5FC91" box="[941,1067,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys</emphasis>
cf.
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(
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFB5EFC97FB06FC90" box="[1210,1240,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
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6/OTU
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molecular analyses). Uncorrected
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-distances for the 16S rRNA gene between
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFAA5FCB5FA42FC4C" bold="true" box="[1345,1436,871,896]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF22FC5FFF3BFC68" box="[198,229,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
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was 1.62.0% (Appendix I, Table 6). The systematic position of this clade within the MMC was not fully resolved (see Systematic position section for
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD10FC7DFC23FC04" box="[756,1021,943,968]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys himalayana</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFBE7FC7DFB82FC04" bold="true" box="[1027,1116,943,968]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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for further details), however most analyses placed this species as the sister taxon of
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFBF2FC06FBAEFC21" bold="true" box="[1046,1136,980,1005]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(
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&amp;
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; Appendix I, Table 3; Appendix II,
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&amp;
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;
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Mahony
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD01FC2BFCC1FBDC" box="[741,799,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">et al.</emphasis>
2017
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). Refer to Appendix I, Table 6 for uncorrected
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- distances for the 16S rRNA gene between
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFD97FBCEFC92FBF8" box="[627,844,1052,1077]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFCB7FBCEFC73FBF9" bold="true" box="[851,941,1052,1077]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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and other MMSG species.
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FBEDFE90FB94" bold="true" box="[199,334,1087,1112]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet “
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” is a Latinised Greek adjective meaning “immense”, in reference to the very large size that this species attains, even compared to otherwise generally large species in the MMC.
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FB55FE20FB6C" bold="true" box="[199,510,1159,1184]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Suggested common name:</emphasis>
Giant Himalayan Horned Frog.
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FB7EFEBEFB09" bold="true" box="[199,352,1196,1221]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFE8DFB7EFD9AFB08" box="[361,580,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFDA9FB7EFD7FFB09" bold="true" box="[589,673,1196,1221]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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is so far confirmed from three localities in the state of
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, Northeast
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. The currently known distribution ranges from East Siang district, west through West Siang district, to at least West Kameng district, between 260 and
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asl. (
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). An improved and more extensive sampling is necessary to define the east-west limits of this species geographic range. Specimens assigned here to
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFE80FAEEFE3CFA99" box="[356,482,1340,1365]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys</emphasis>
cf.
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were collected from Ukhrul district (at
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asl.),
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state, Northeast
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, and from Myitkyina district,
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state, northern
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23FA56FDC6FA51" bold="true" box="[199,536,1412,1437]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Habitat and natural history.</emphasis>
All males were in breeding condition, and the female contained well-developed ova within her ovaries, indicative that the breeding season extends at least through late-July and early-August. All specimens were collected after dusk, typically perched on the rocky banks of small to large (
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wide) moderately fast flowing mountain streams flowing through dense mature secondary/primary forest (e.g.,
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). Males spaced themselves along the banks of the streams at least
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apart. Vocalisations typically consisted of a succession of a few notes followed by an extended silence, but were rarely heard. Healed injuries were observed on two specimens; the right hand of the
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appears to have been badly dislocated or broken (
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). This large mature male had noticeably less well-developed nuptial pads than the other males, possibly as a result of lower overall fitness, although it otherwise appeared to be in good health. One other specimen (BNHS 6064) had a large swelling on Finger II on the right hand, the cause for which is unclear.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF23F93EFEE5F8C9" bold="true" box="[199,315,1772,1797]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Remarks.</emphasis>
Specimens reported as
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFDA7F93FFD1BF8C9" box="[579,709,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. lateralis</emphasis>
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and/or
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFCFEF93FFC4AF8C9" box="[794,916,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M. robusta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="EFEE4B6DFFE0020CFC59F93EFB30F8C8" author="Bordoloi, S. &amp; Borah, M. M." box="[957,1262,1772,1797]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" pagination="191 - 193" refId="ref50702" refString="Bordoloi, S. &amp; Borah, M. M. (2001) First record of a frog Megophrys robusta (Boulenger 1908) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Cotton College Research Journal, 1, 191 - 193." type="journal article" year="2001">Borah and Bordoloi (2001)</bibRefCitation>
,
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Bordoloi
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFA80F93FFA42F8C9" box="[1380,1436,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">et al.</emphasis>
(2000)
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and
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from
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may apply to this species, and/or
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFAFAF8DDFEC2F881" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys himalayana</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFEC2F8E6FEA0F881" bold="true" box="[294,382,1844,1869]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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The specimens reported in these studies should be re-examined to determine the correct identities. Populations provisionally assigned to this taxa (as
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFCA0F88BFCBDF8BC" box="[836,867,1881,1904]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
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) from eastern
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state, Northeast
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and northern
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, were found to be the sister taxon to
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFC93F8AEFB8EF858" box="[887,1104,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFBB3F8AEFB6EF859" bold="true" box="[1111,1200,1916,1941]" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(
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Mahony
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFAC1F8AFFA83F859" box="[1317,1373,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">et al.</emphasis>
2017
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[as
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFF25F873FF3EF874" box="[193,224,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">M.</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE0020CFEF4F873FE8DF874" box="[272,339,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">major</emphasis>
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[6]];
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,
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&amp;
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). Regardless of BPP results indicating that this lineage may represent a distinct species-level taxon (Appendix I, Table 5), we recommend that comparable series of adult specimens be studied to further determine the taxonomic status of this lineage. For now, it may provisionally be regarded as conspecific with
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE1020DFEB2FF6EFDF1FF18" box="[342,559,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Megophrys periosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B90BEA8EFFE1020DFDD2FF6EFD51FF19" bold="true" box="[566,655,188,213]" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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