First record of interspecific amplexus between a Himalayan Toad, Duttaphrynus himalayanus (Bufonidae), and a Himalayan Paa Frog, Nanorana vicina (Dicroglossidae), from the Western Himalaya, India

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  • V Jithin Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-1661
  • Sanul Kumar Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India
  • Abhijit Das Endangered Species Management Department, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5851-8457

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i2.15579

Keywords:

interspecific amplexus, Nanorana vicina, Duttaphrynus himalayanus, Western Himalaya, natural history, amphibian, reproduction, ecology, India

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This Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog, Osteopilus pulchrilineatus is displaying one of three color patterns known for this species.

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2021-07-15 — Updated on 2021-07-15

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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2021): Reptiles & Amphibians

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V, J., Kumar, S., & Das, A. (2021). First record of interspecific amplexus between a Himalayan Toad, Duttaphrynus himalayanus (Bufonidae), and a Himalayan Paa Frog, Nanorana vicina (Dicroglossidae), from the Western Himalaya, India. Reptiles & Amphibians, 28(2), 270-273. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i2.15579