Amphibian fauna of Nagaland with nineteen new records from the state including five new records for India

Abstract

The amphibian fauna of Nagaland is updated to 32 species, 19 of which are new to the state and five species, Megophrys wuliangshanensis, Megophrys glandulosa, Amolops viridimaculatus, Rana humeralis and Rhacophorus gongshanensis, are new to India. The elements that compose this fauna are complex and include species from Himalayan region from northeastern montane region and also from the Indian subcontinent.