Nanorana mokokchungensis
Nanorana mokokchungensis (common name: Mokokchung frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. Being only known from its type locality, Mokokchung in Nagaland in northeastern India, it is an Indian endemic. It is assumed to inhabit streams in upland tropical forests.
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Description
Nanorana mokokchungensis is a robust-bodied and relatively large frog, reaching 87 mm (3.4 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is rounded and flattened. The eyes are large. The supra-tympanic fold is glandular, while the tympanum itself is absent. The forearms are robust. The finger tips are swollen but not dilated into discs; no webbing is present. The tibia are long and robust. The toes are moderately webbed and have weakly swollen tips. The dorsum bears large, scattered tubercles. Dorsal colouration is uniformly grey, but the upper eyelids are yellowish-grey. The thighs have diffuse crossbands. The ventral parts are cream with greyish variegations. Males have a subgular vocal sac.
Range & habitat
Nanorana mokokchungensis is a semi-aquatic frog known from hill streams at elevations of 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft). It is a poorly known species; threats to it are unknown. It is protected by national legislation in India.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation”
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