<b><I>Sphaerotheca pashchima</I>, a new species of burrowing frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from western India</b>

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An insight into molecular taxonomy of bufonids, microhylids, and dicroglossid frogs: First genetic records from Pakistan

“…pluvialis, S. dobsonii, S. magadha, S. rolandae, S. breviceps, S. pashchima) recovered to have an independent taxonomic species rank albeit with low branch support (Figure 8; Appendix 7). Sphaerotheca breviceps, which is endemic to South Asia, was considered as a species complex (Dubois, 1983;Dutta, 1986), but Padhye et al (2017) restricted its distribution range to the eastern coastal plains of India and described a new species, S. pashchima from western and northern India, which was previously misidentified as S. breviceps.…”

“…Duttaphrynus stomaticus and Duttaphrynus melanostictus, and seven frog species: Microhyla nilphamariensis, Allopaa hazarensis, Nanorana vicina, Sphaerotheca maskeyi (synonym:S. pashchima), Minervarya pierrei, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, and Euphlyctis kalasgramensis (see Figure 3). The specimens were initially examined and identified based on morphological characters described in Khan (2006), Padhye et al (2017), Howlader et al (2015aHowlader et al ( , 2015b, and Howlader et al (2016).…”

“…Karnataka, after its comparison with topotypic material of S. breviceps. Sphaerotheca pashchima differs from S. breviceps by minor differences such as rounded snout, second finger length equal to or less than fourth finger length; first finger length less than third finger(Padhye et al, 2017) Khatiwada et al (2021). declared S. pashchima as a synonym of S. maskeyi(Schleich and Anders, 1998) Jablonski et al (2021).…”

<b>An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Rashtrapati Bhawan Estates, New Delhi, India</b>

“…Dahanukar et al (2017) for instance, described S. pluvialis, a species that may earlier have been grouped with S. breviceps. Similarly, Padhye et al (2017) described the species S. pashchima (from western India) from specimens earlier identified as S. breviceps. Based solely on photographs, we were able to identify the individuals of burrowing frog seen in the RB Estate only up to genus level.…”

Effect of ethylenethiourea on metamorphosis and ovary development: A comparative study of three larval frogs

“…All three selected species for the present study differ in their breeding patterns and habitats. The frog S. pashchima breeds in shallow temporary pools and lays a few hundred eggs on the water surface as a thin film (AmphibiaWeb, 2020; Padhye et al, 2017). The frog E. cyanophlyctis is a continuous breeder and inhabits in permanent and semipermanent water bodies and lays less than a hundred scattered eggs at a time (AmphibiaWeb, 2020; S. Phuge, personal observation).…”