| Senapati's tree frog | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rohanixalus |
| Species: | R. senapatiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rohanixalus senapatiensis | |
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Rohanixalus senapatiensis, commonly known as Senapti's tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to north-eastern India. It is only known from its type locality around the Mabing river near Kangpokpi in Senapati district, Manipur state. [1]
Taxonomy
Formerly described in Chirixalus, it was moved to the new genus Rohanixalus in 2020 following a phylogenetic study. [1]
Description
It was originally described as being most similar in its appearance to Rohanixalus vittatus. [1] It has a dark middorsal stripe. Webbing on hands is rudimentary. [2]
Original description
- Mathew R; Sen N. (2009). "Studies on little known amphibian species of northeast India". Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper. 293: 1-64.4.
References
- ^ a b c "Rohanixalus senapatiensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ 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. S2CID 207287701.
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