Amolops siju

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species: Amolops siju

Name

Amolops siju Saikia, Sinha, Shabnam & Dinesh, 2023: 43

• Holotype: V/A/NERC/ZSI 1620, adult ♂, collected by Bhaskar Saikia and team on 3 January 2020.
• Type locality: “the dark zone of Siju Cave (ca. 150 m from the entrance), South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India”.

References

Primary references

• Saikia, B., Sinha, B., Shabnam, A. & Dinesh, K.P. 2023. Description of a new species of Amolops Cope (Anura: Ranidae) from a cave ecosystem in Meghalaya, Northeast India. Journal of Animal Diversity 5(1): 36–54. DOI: 10.61186/JAD.5.1.36 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Siju Cascade Frog