Chiromantis senapatiensis

Senapati's tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chiromantis
Species: C. senapatiensis
Binomial name
Chiromantis senapatiensis
(Mathew and Sen, 2009)
Synonyms

Chirixalus senapatiensis Mathew and Sen, 2009

Chiromantis senapatiensis (Senapti's tree frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to Northeast India. It is only known from its type locality around the Mabing river near Kangpokpi in Senapati district, Manipur state.[1]

Description

It is most similar in its appearance to Chiromantis vittatus.[1] It has a dark middorsal stripe. Webbing on hands is rudimentary.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiromantis senapatiensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. Matsui, Masafumi; Shimada, Tomohiko; Sudin, Ahmad (2014). "First record of the tree-frog genus Chiromantis from Borneo with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae)". Zoological Science 31 (1): 45–51. doi:10.2108/zsj.31.45. PMID 24410495.


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