Chirixalus senapatiensis

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Senapati's tree frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. senapatiensis
Binomial name
Chirixalus senapatiensis
Mathew and Sen, 2009
Synonyms
  • Chiromantis senapatiensis(Mathew and Sen, 2009)

Chirixalus 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]

Description

It was originally described as being most similar in its appearance to Feihyla vittata . [1] It has a dark middorsal stripe. Webbing on hands is rudimentary. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chirixalus senapatiensis Mathew and Sen, 2009 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. 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.