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Two New Species of Cricket Frogs of the Genus Fejervarya bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the Peninsular India


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1 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune – 411044, Maharashtra, India
3 Nature Environment and Wildlife Society, Angul, Odisha – 759122, India
4 P. G. Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Baripada – 757003, Odisha, India
5 Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Jabalpur – 482002, Madhya Pradesh, India
 

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The Dicroglossidae frogs of genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 are morphologically cryptic and represented by one of the widespread group of frogs across the tropical Asia comprising about 45 species. Being morphologically cryptic, taxonomic status for many of the species remains uncertain. Recent studies using integrative taxonomic approach have revealed the existence of many novel and hitherto undescribed species. Herewith, we describe two new species of Fejervarya viz. Fejervarya kalinga sp. nov. and Fejervarya krishnan sp. nov. from peninsular India having morphological and phylogenetic distinctness. Detailed morphological descriptions and comparisons with the known congeners along with their systematic relationship inferred from phylogenetic analyses are presented herein. Taxonomic problems within the genus for the peninsular India and the pattern of phylogenetic relationships are also presented.

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Cryptic Species, Eastern Ghats, Fejervarya, India, New Species, Phylogeny, South Asia, Western Ghats.
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Authors

Prudhvi Raj
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India
K. P. Dinesh
Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune – 411044, Maharashtra, India
Abhijit Das
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India
Sushil K. Dutta
Nature Environment and Wildlife Society, Angul, Odisha – 759122, India
Niladri B. Kar
P. G. Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Baripada – 757003, Odisha, India
Pratyush P. Mohapatra
Zoological Survey of India, Central Zone Regional Centre, Jabalpur – 482002, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract


The Dicroglossidae frogs of genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 are morphologically cryptic and represented by one of the widespread group of frogs across the tropical Asia comprising about 45 species. Being morphologically cryptic, taxonomic status for many of the species remains uncertain. Recent studies using integrative taxonomic approach have revealed the existence of many novel and hitherto undescribed species. Herewith, we describe two new species of Fejervarya viz. Fejervarya kalinga sp. nov. and Fejervarya krishnan sp. nov. from peninsular India having morphological and phylogenetic distinctness. Detailed morphological descriptions and comparisons with the known congeners along with their systematic relationship inferred from phylogenetic analyses are presented herein. Taxonomic problems within the genus for the peninsular India and the pattern of phylogenetic relationships are also presented.

Keywords


Cryptic Species, Eastern Ghats, Fejervarya, India, New Species, Phylogeny, South Asia, Western Ghats.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi1%2F2018%2F121436