Rediscovery of the Endangered Khasi Hills Rock Toad, Bufoides meghalayana in Meghalaya, Northeastern India

Bufoides meghalayana, the Khasi Hills Rock Toad, is an Endangered species of tropical bufonid (Stuart et al., 2008), restricted to the Mawblang Plateau, ca. 5 km south of Cherrapunjee, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya State, north-eastern India. Since its discovery by Yazdani and Chanda (1971: as Ansonia meghalayana), and reallocation to the monotypic genus Bufoides by Pillai and Yazdani (1973), it has been cited only in regional reviews (e.g., Chanda 1994; 2002) and in checklists (Frost 1985; Dutta 1997)

Breeding Ecology of Annandale\u27s Tree Frog Chirixalus Simus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) Near Kolkata, West Bengal

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Occurrence of Ramanella variegata (Anura: Microhylidae) in West Bengal with notes on its distribution in India

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On the type specimens of Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868 and Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868 with the designation of a lectotype for Pareas macularius (Squamata: Serpentes: Pareidae)

In two different publications, William Theobald described, during the same year (1868), two taxa at species level in the snake genus Pareas, namely Pareas macularius and Pareas berdmorei, both based on the same syntypes. However, these two taxa are distinct at species level. We here discuss these descriptions, especially that of P. berdmorei which might have raised a nomenclatural problem. We examined their respective type specimens and we here designate a lectotype for Pareas macularius.&#x0D;  </jats:p

Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852—a senior subjective synonym of Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858

Ohler, Annemarie, Deuti, Kaushik (2018): Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852 - a senior subjective synonym of Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858. Zootaxa 4375 (2): 273-280, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.

Rhacophorus smaragdinus

Rhacophorus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852) Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852: 355. Lectophoront (lectotype) by present designation, ZSI 10282, adult female. Onymotope (type locality): Naga Hills, Nagaland, India. Other original symphoronts (paralectotypes): ZSI 10283–10285, three adult males (identified as Rhacophorus bipunctatus Ahl, 1927). Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858: 325. Symphoronts (syntypes), BMNH 1947.2.8.30–33 (ex. 1843.7.21.59, 1858.8.21.2–4), 4 adult males. Onymotope: Afghanistan (in error), probably North-East India; Nepal. Rhacophorus gigas Jerdon 1870: 84. Symphoronts (syntypes), including ZSI 10300. Onymotope: Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.Published as part of Ohler, Annemarie & Deuti, Kaushik, 2018, Polypedates smaragdinus Blyth, 1852 - a senior subjective synonym of Rhacophorus maximus Günther, 1858, pp. 273-280 in Zootaxa 4375 (2) on pages 278-279, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/115845

On the type specimens of Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868 and Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868 with the designation of a lectotype for Pareas macularius (Squamata: Serpentes: Pareidae)

David, Patrick, Deuti, Kaushik (2022): On the type specimens of Pareas macularius Theobald, 1868 and Pareas berdmorei Theobald, 1868 with the designation of a lectotype for Pareas macularius (Squamata: Serpentes: Pareidae). Zootaxa 5105 (4): 490-500, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5105.4.

&lt;i&gt;Pyxicephalus khasianus&lt;/i&gt; Anderson, 1871 et &lt;i&gt;Rana laticeps &lt;/i&gt;Boulenger, 1882 (Dicroglossidae, Anura, Amphibia) sont synonymes

L’étude des publications et des spécimens de collections scientifiques permet d’identifier les spécimens types de Pyxicephalus khasianus Anderson, 1871. Ces spécimens ont été collectés par Thomas Jerdon en même temps que les spécimens types de Rana laticeps et appartiennent à la même espèce biologique. Nous décrivons et figurons les lectotypes de Pyxicephalus khasianus et de Rana laticeps et donnons les mesures des autres spécimens étudiés par les auteurs des descriptions originales des deux taxons. En conclusion, comme les deux noms ont été régulièrement cités, le nom valide de cette espèce est Limnonectes khasianus (Anderson, 1871), et Rana laticeps Boulenger, 1882 est son synonyme subjectif plus récent.The study of publications and of museum specimens allows unequivocal identification of the type specimens of Pyxicephalus khasianus Anderson, 1871. These specimens were collected by Thomas Jerdon at the same time as the type specimens of Rana laticeps Boulenger, 1882 and belong to the same biological species. We describe and figure the lectotypes of Pyxicephalus khasianus and of Rana laticeps and give measurements of the other specimens seen by the authors of the original descriptions of both taxa. Thus, both names having been regularly used in literature, the valid name of this species is Limnonectes khasianus (Anderson, 1871), and Rana laticeps Boulenger, 1882 is its junior subjective synonym.</p