Megophrys major (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-

3. Megophrys major (Boulenger, 1908)

Major’s Horned Toad ( Figure 1 and 2 , Plate-I)

1908. Megalophrys major Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. London : 416 (Replacement name of Xenophrys gigas Jerdon, 1870 ).

Material examined: 1 ex. (Regn. No. V /A/ERS-912) Near Living Root bridge Mawshamok village, East Khasi Hills District , Meghalaya, 30.08.2009, Coll. A. Rana and party .

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya. Elsewhere: Bhutan, China, Thailand, Cambodia,Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.

Remarks: Recently reported from Meghalaya ( Sangma and Saikia, 2015).

Figures

Figure 1. Dorsal view of Megophrys major

Figure 2. Femoral glands of Megophrys major