Xenophrys dzukou

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Megophryinae
Genus: Xenophrys
Species: Xenophrys dzukou

Name

Xenophrys dzukou (Mahony, Kamei, Teeling & Biju, 2020)

• Holotype: BNHS 6072, adult ♂, collected by by Rachunliu G. Kamei and Vetso Koza on 23 June 2007.
• Type locality: “Dzükou Valley, Jakhama circle (25.560555, 94.080555, 2650 m asl.), Kohima district, Nagaland state, Northeast India”.

Combinations

• Megophrys (Xenophrys) dzukou Mahony, Kamei, Teeling & Biju, 2020: 148 [original combination]
• Xenophrys dzukou — Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Liu, Huang, Li & Wang, 2021: 39 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mahony, S., Kamei, R.G., Teeling, E.C. & Biju, S.D. 2020. Taxonomic review of the Asian Horned Frogs (Amphibia: Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt) of Northeast India and Bangladesh previously misidentified as M. parva (Boulenger), with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Natural History 54(1–4): 119–194. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1736679 Reference page. 
• Lyu, Z.-T., Zeng, Z.-C., Wang, J., Liu, Z.-Y., Huang, Y.-Q., Li, W.-Z. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2021. Four new species of Panophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from eastern China, with discussion on the recognition of Panophrys as a distinct genus. Zootaxa 4927(1): 9–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Dzükou Valley Horned Toad