Summary:
Historical literature and a large number of museum specimens were examined by the lead author, including seven years of extensive fieldwork in some of the wettest and difficult terrains in the world by the Indian team.The four new species have been named as Himalayan horned frog (megophrys Himalayana), Garo white-lipped horned frog (megophrys oreocrypta), yellow spotted white-lipped horned frog (megophrys flavipunctata), and giant Himalayan horned frog (megophrys periosa). Our discovery highlights the need to carry out systematic research in northeast India to fully understand and conserve its unique frog fauna," Biju said. The study found that Jerdon's white-lipped horned frog is not as wide ranging as previously thought. Biologists were investigating a group of six closely related species of horned frogs (named due to a fleshy, horn-like protrusion on the upper eyelids). We have found that all species in this study have a smaller geographic range than previously thought..