Abstract
A new species of montane toad Duttaphrynus is described from Nagaland state of Northeast India. The new species is diagnosable based on following combination of characters: absence of preorbital, postorbital and orbitotympanic ridges, elongated and broad parotid gland, first finger longer than second and presence of a mid-dorsal line. The tympanum is hidden under a skin fold (in male) or absent (in female). The species is compared with its congers from India and IndoChina. We propose to consider Duttaphrynus wokhaensis as junior synonym of Duttaphrynus melanostictus.
Key words: Duttaphrynus chandai, Nagaland, New species
Duttaphrynus chandai
Nagaland Montane Torrent Toad
Etymology: Named after Shyamal Kumar Chanda, a prominent Indian amphibian biologist.
Das A, Chetia M, Dutta SK, Sengupta S. 2013. A new species of Duttaphrynus (Anura: Bufonidae) from northeast India. Zootaxa. 3646:336-348.
