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First Record of the Nepal Cricket Frog, Fejervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975) from Meghalaya, North East India


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Five species i.e, Fejervarya nepalensis, F. pierrei, F. sengupti, F. syhadrensis and F. teraiensis are present in North East India. The species F. nepalensis is reported for the first time from Meghalaya.

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First Record, Meghalaya, Nepal Cricket Frog, North East India.
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  • First Record of the Nepal Cricket Frog, Fejervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975) from Meghalaya, North East India

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Authors

Ilona Jacinta Kharkongor
Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, India
Bhaskar Saikia
Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, India

Abstract


Five species i.e, Fejervarya nepalensis, F. pierrei, F. sengupti, F. syhadrensis and F. teraiensis are present in North East India. The species F. nepalensis is reported for the first time from Meghalaya.

Keywords


First Record, Meghalaya, Nepal Cricket Frog, North East India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i3.171283