Hylarana tytleri (Theobald, 1868)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1246-1247

Hylarana tytleri (Theobald, 1868)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 M, adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District, Kamalganj Upazila,

LNP, pond behind Nishorgo Dormitory; 24°20.07′N, 091° 49.12′E; 4 Jun. 2016; 19:37; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 1.138.

Identification. This frog was identified as H. tytleri due to its small size, slender golden-colored body with whitegold dorsolateral fold, and lack of a middorsal stripe ( Kabir et al. 2009). The identification was confirmed by Stephen Mahony (pers. comm.).

Taxonomic notes. Hasan et al. (2019) found strong genetic uniformity of H. tytleri from seven sites across Bangladesh, addressing previous questions regarding its status, and found that previous records of the East Asian H. taipehensis (Van Denburgh, 1909) in Bangladesh represented misidentifications. This account represents the first confirmed record for H. tytleri in Sylhet Division, 145 km east-southeast of the closest recorded locality in Bangladesh at Bangladesh Agriculture University College, Mymensingh ( Rana and Musa 2016; Hasan et al. 2019).

Habitat. Hylarana tytleri was only observed on two occasions by us, both times near artificial ponds at the edge of village habitat.