Megophrys megacephala Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei and Biju, 2011

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-

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/122304
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10987841
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scientific name	Megophrys megacephala Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei and Biju, 2011
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Big-headed Horned Frog

2011. Megophrys megacephala Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei and Biju, Zootaxa , 3059: 37 (Type locality: “ Basistha Road , approx. 5 km south of Basistha temple, East Khasi Hills, northern Meghalaya, India ”)

Material examined: Nil.

Distribution: INDIA: Meghalaya and Assam. Elsewhere: Not reported

Remarks: Recently described from Meghalaya. The Type locality is apparently in Ri Bhoi District in the northern part of Meghalaya, along its border with Assam, and not East Khasi Hills.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Anura
Family	Megophryidae
Genus	Megophrys

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