Morphological groupings within Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) and description of a new species from the surroundings of Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala, India
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Dinesh, K. P.
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Western Regional Centre (WRC), Pune - 411044, India
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Channakeshavamurthy, B. H.
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Western Ghats Regional Centre (WGRC), Calicut- 673006, India
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Deepak, P.
0000-0003-2261-4671
Mount Carmel College, Autonomous; No. 58, Palace Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru- 560052, India deepak. sphaeros @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2261 - 4671
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Ghosh, Avrajjal
0000-0002-1049-6455
School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar- 752050, India avrajjal. ghosh @ niser. ac. in; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1049 - 6455
avrajjal.ghosh@niser.ac.in
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Deuti, Kaushik
0000-0003-3319-3665
Herpetology Division, FPS Building, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), 27 JL Nehru Road, Kolkata- 700016, India kaushikdeuti @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3319 - 3665
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-06-21
4990
2
329
353
journal article
5545
10.11646/zootaxa.4990.2.7
6ed20c9f-22ea-440d-bad9-2db6fe0527f3
1175-5326
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CA6C0062-D733-4A3F-84C2-773481B81349
TABLE 1. Morphometric data (in mm) for the type series and reference collections of Euphlyctis kerala sp. nov. Prefix ZSI/WGRC/A for *holotype; # paratypes and $ reference collections. | 973* | 977(E)$ | Average ± SD (Range) | 974# | 975 # | 977(B) $ | 977(C) $ | 977(D) $ | Average ± SD (Range) |
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| Sex | Male | Male | | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female | |
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| SVL | 32.1 | 30.7 | 31.4 ± 1.0 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 38.5 | 37.3 | 36.2 | 39.2±2.7 (36.2–42.1) |
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| HW | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.4 ± 0.8 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 14.2±1.0 (13.0–15.5) |
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| HL | 13.7 | 11.0 | 12.4±1.9 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 16.3±1.4 (15.1–18.6) |
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| IN | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9±0.3 (1.4–2.2) |
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| NE | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2±0.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2±0.6 (2.4–4.0) |
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| MN | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.0±0.7 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.9±1.6 (13.8–17.6) |
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| MFE | 10.1 | 9.0 | 9.6±0.8 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.3±1.0 (11.2–13.9) |
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| MBE | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3±0.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.4±0.6 (6.9–8.4) |
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| SL | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6±0.6 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3±0.6 (5.4–6.9) |
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| EL | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9±0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9±0.5 (4.2–5.6) |
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| IUE | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7±0.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.3±0.6 (1.5–3.0) |
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| UEW | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.3±0.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9±0.4 (2.6–3.6) |
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| IFE | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8±0.5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.6±0.5 (5.1–6.0) |
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| IBE | 8.6 | 7.5 | 8.1±0.8 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.5±0.6 (8.6–10.2) |
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| TYD | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7±0.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3±0.2 (2.9–3.5) |
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| TE | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.4±0.4 (0.9–1.8) |
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| FLL | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.2±0.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3±0.4 (6.9–7.9) |
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| HAL | 9.3 | 7.2 | 8.3±1.5 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.4±1.1 (8.4–11.0) |
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| FL1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0±0.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3±0.5 (2.9–3.9) |
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| FL2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7±0.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1±0.4 (2.7–3.5) |
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| TFL | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5±0.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6±0.7 (4.1–5.7) |
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| AGL | 9.7 | 8.9 | 9.3±0.6 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.3±0.6 (10.7–12.3) |
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| WBS | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.8±1.1 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 13.4±0.9 (12.1–14.6) |
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| WFG | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7±0.1 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 11.9±0.9 (10.8–13.0) |
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| ShL/FL | 17.4 | 15.1 | 16.3±1.6 | 18.6 | 19.7 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.9±1.2 (17.0–19.7) |
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| TiL | 15.9 | 14.4 | 15.2±1.1 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 17.4±1.8 (15.4–20.1) |
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| Tal | 10.0 | 8.7 | 9.4±0.9 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.6±1.0 (9.6–12.1) |
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| FOL | 19.3 | 15.8 | 17.6±2.5 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 18.4 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 18.9±3.1 (15.7–23.6) |
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| FTL | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.0±1.4 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.0±1.5 (9.7–13.4) |
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| ITL | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6±0.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5±0.3 (3.2–3.9) |
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| IMT | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5±0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8±0.3 (1.5–2.1) |
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