• Title of article

    First report of Fejervarya moodiei (Taylor, 1920) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the state of West Bengal, India

  • Author/Authors

    Gayen ، Debayan PG Department of Conservation Biology - Durgapur Government College , Deuti ، Kaushik Zoological Survey of India

  • From page
    1
  • To page
    7
  • Abstract
    Taylor’s Mangrove crab-eating Frog, Fejervarya moodiei (Taylor) which was reported first from the Indian Subcontinent in 2016, is being reported for the first time from West Bengal State, eastern India, based on collections comprising a total of three specimens from South 24 Parganas District from 1983 to 2008, and photographic record of an uncollected specimen in 2019. The species is compared with Fejervarya cancrivora Gravenhorst, with which it is mostly confused.
  • Keywords
    Brackish Water Frog , Bali Island , Kalinagar , Marichjhapi , Namkhana , Sunderban Biosphere Reserve
  • Journal title
    Journal of Animal Diversity
  • Journal title
    Journal of Animal Diversity
  • Record number

    2739422