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Limnonectes khasianus
family: Dicroglossidae
subfamily: Dicroglossinae

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: India
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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

 

Range Description

This species is known only from the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya State, India.

Habitat and Ecology

Its preferred habitat type is not known, although it is presumed to breed in freshwater and to have a larval development breeding strategy.

Population

It is known only from the lost type specimen.

Population Trend

Unknown

Major Threats

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions

It is not known if this species occurs in any protected areas.

Taxonomic Notes

This species was removed from the synonymy of Limnonectes kuhlii by Dubois (1986).

Citation

Annemarie Ohler 2004. Limnonectes khasianus. In: IUCN 2012

 

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