Nanorana liebigii (Günther, 1860)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2019.1655106 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3671158 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/31704740-E73C-FFA8-0C48-7295FD1BE2E0 |
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Valdenar |
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Nanorana liebigii |
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Figures 1 View Figure 1 and 2 View Figure 2 (b – d); Tables 2 View Table 2 , S 1 View Table 1
specimens examined: CMDN-A 67, 86, 90, 152, 153, 166.
Distribution in the KTM Valley: Encountered at Nagarkot, Godawari, Shivapuri National Park west and east. Pokhrel et al. (2011) also reported this species from Nagarjun NP.
Remarks: Nanorana liebigii is relatively common in forested areas with streams; we encountered seven adult individuals at four localities, and two larvae ( Table 2 View Table 2 , Figure 1 View Figure 1 ). Individuals were most commonly encountered 1 – 5 metres from running water, within the forest, although one individual was next to a road along a waterway. When approached, individuals were not calling and did not move when approached. The tadpoles were encountered in a fast-moving stream in dense forest ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (e)). We encountered all seven adults near slow-moving streams. We always found this species in sympatry with Megophrys zhangi ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 ). Reproductive males usually exhibit secondary sexual traits such as keratinised pectoral spines, spines on the fingers and metacarpal tubercle, and exhibit a swollen anal region in the form of a circular bladder ( Schleich and Kastle 2002; Ohler and Dubois 2006). However, none of the five adults we encountered exhibited these characters, possibly because we surveyed after the active breeding season ( Figure 2 View Figure 2 (d)). Past work has relied on variable morphological characters to distinguish Nanorana in this region ( Ohler and Dubois 2006); we hypothesise that future studies using molecular sequence data will likely uncover cryptic species within the KTM Valley. Measurements (n = 1): SVL = 94.4 mm, HL = 21.2 mm, HW = 30.9 mm, snout = 9.0 mm, internarial = 8 mm, eye = 6.4 mm, tympanum = absent, antebrachium = 16.1 mm, hand = 20.4 mm, thigh = 37.3 mm, shank = 44.7 mm, foot = 66.7 mm.
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