v9i2.232

Volume 9 | Number 2 | November 2020

Major Article

ISSN: 1800-427X (printed)
eISSN: 1800-427X (online)
DOI:10.47605/tapro.v9i2.232

Submitted date: 01 October 2020
Accepted date: 14 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 205–209, pls. 55–57.

REDESCRIPTION OF Minervarya nicobariensis (STOLIZKA, 1870) (AMPHIBIA : DICROGLOSSIDAE) WITH A NEOTYPE DESIGNATION

S.R. Chandramouli* & K.V. Devi Prasad
*Corresponding author. E-mail: findthesnakeman@gmail.com

Abstract
The poorly-known, insular endemic frog species, Minervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) is re-described based on new material from the Nicobar Archipelago. A neotype is designated as its holotype had been lost. Novel data on biology, ecology, distribution and natural history of this poorly known species are provided. Breeding biology and larval morphology are described in detail. Potential threats to the species are discussed and an assessment of its conservation status is attempted.

Key words : Distribution, endemic, India, larval morphology, natural history, Nicobar Archipelago.

Section Editor: Enrique La Marca
LSID:urn:lsid:zoobank.org