A new species of Hylarana Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from the Nicobar Islands, India
The island of Great Nicobar is known to support a high degree of herpetofaunal diversity and endemism due to insular isolation. Among them, the population of Hylarana chalconota on this island was assessed to determine its taxonomic status and affinities using morphological, acoustic, and molecular data. Molecular phylogeny based on 16S rRNA showed a considerable amount of genetic divergence with 9.19–16.45% from congeners of the Hylarana chalconota complex. We describe this population as a new species, noting its unique morphological characteristics and phylogenetic position.
Authors
- Ravi Shanthy Naveen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9734-7961)
- Santhanakrishnan Babu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-6331)
- J. Praveenraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5471-6931)
- S.R. Chandramouli
Institutions
- Zoological Society of London (GB)
- Pondicherry University (IN)
- Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History (IN)
- ICAR - Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.10.011
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Zoological Society of London
- Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund