Bufo stuarti from Western Arunachal Pradesh, India

Ishan Agarwal, Viral K. Mistry

Abstract


Bufo stuarti is reported from India for the second time, after 72 years; from Western Arunachal Pradesh, with a range extension of ~400 km. Description of live specimens and natural history notes are presented

Keywords


Bufo stuarti; range extension; northeast India; Arunachal Pradesh

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2008-15-2-166-168

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