Philautus kaikatti, Biju & Bossuyt, 2009
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10546112 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F5945F-FF86-1E6C-FC4D-FC0DFA01C135 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Philautus kaikatti |
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sp. nov. |
PHILAUTUS KAIKATTI View in CoL SP. NOV.
( FIGS 2 View Figure 2 , 38C View Figure 38 , 41A–D View Figure 41 , 42 View Figure 42 ; TABLE 2)
Type material: Holotype, BNHS 4557 View Materials , an adult male ( SVL 24.2 mm), collected by SDB on 20 September 1998 from Kaikatti-Nelliyampathi , Palakkad, Kerala, India; paratypes, BNHS 4465–4466 View Materials , and BNHS 4417 View Materials , three adult males collected along with the holotype.
Other material studied: SDB 541 , an adult male, collected along with the holotype ( Table 2) .
Diagnosis: Philautus kaikatti sp. nov. can be distinguished from known congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) medium male adult size (SVL 24.9 ± 1.4 mm, N = 5); (2) snout oval in dorsal view; (3) canthus rostralis rounded; (4) tympanum rather indistinct; (5) lateral side prominently granular with light and grey spots; (6) posterior part of thighs prominently granular; (7) posterior part of thighs and groin brown.
For comparison with the closely related species P. anili and P. sushili sp. nov., see the ‘Diagnosis’ of P. anili .
Description of the holotype (all measurements in mm): Medium-sized frog (SVL 24.2) with a rather robust body ( Fig. 41A View Figure 41 ); head length (HL 9.5) equal to width (HW 9.5; MN 7.7; MFE 5.7; MBE 2.7); outline of snout oval in dorsal view ( Fig. 41A View Figure 41 ), snout length (SL 3.6)
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