Megophrys robusta (Boulenger, 1908)

Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta, Saikia, Bhaskar & Deb, Rita, 2018, Systematic list of Genus Megophrys Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1822 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) in Meghalaya, North-East India with a discussion on the distribution of M. wuliangshanensis Ye and Fei, 1995 in India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (1), pp. 44-44 : 44-

7. Megophrys robusta (Boulenger, 1908)

White-lipped Horned Toad ( Figure 6 , Plate-III)

1908. Megalophrys robusta Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc.London : 418 (Type locality: “ Darjeeling ”, West Bengal, India).

Material examined: 1 ex. (Regd. no. V /A/ NERC/1051 ), War Umsning, East Khasi Hills , Meghalaya, 19.8.2006, Coll. S. Swell.

Distribution: INDIA: Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal. Elsewhere: China; Myanmar; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Bangladesh; Nepal.

Remarks: Rarely found. It is, by far, the largest Horned Toad in size.

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Figure 6. Dorsal view of Megophrys robusta