title: A new species of Duttaphrynus (Anura:Bufonidae) from Northeast India.
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 Indo-China. We propose to consider Duttaphrynus wokhaensis as junior synonym of Duttaphrynus melanostictus.
authors.affiliation: Aaranyak, Samanwoy Path, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam. protobothrops@gmail.com
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Mitali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chetia
authors.forename: Sushil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Saibal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal