Indirana tenuilingua

Indirana tenuilingua is a species of frog that is considered nomen inquirendum.[2] It is only known from the type series, now lost, from its type locality, Kemphole (also spelled "Kempholey"), in the Western Ghats of India.[1][2][3] It is sometimes known as Rao's Indian frog or slender-tongued frog.[2]

Indirana tenuilingua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranixalidae
Genus: Indirana
Species:
I. tenuilingua
Binomial name
Indirana tenuilingua
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana (Discodeles) tenuilingua Rao, 1937
  • Ranixalus tenuilingua (Rao, 1937)

Taxonomic status

This species was described by C. R. Narayan Rao based on specimens collected from "Kemphole Ghats, Hassan, Mysore, South India". These are now believed to be lost.[2][3] The original description is not adequate to diagnose the species and contains several inconsistencies. Attempts to collect new specimens from the type locality have been unsuccessful, and it is not possible to relate this taxon to other Indirana. For these reasons, it has been placed incertae sedis under Indirana,[3] or relegated to nomen inquirendum.[2]

Habitat and conservation

The types were collected from about 400 m (1,300 ft) above sea level. There is no further information on habitat of Indirana tenuilingua. Because of its uncertain taxonomic status and lack of ecological information, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists it as "data deficient".[1]

References
  1. S.D. Biju; Sushil Dutta & Robert Inger (2004). "Indirana tenuilingua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58316A11764319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58316A11764319.en. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Indirana Laurent, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. Dahanukar, Neelesh; Modak, Nikhil; Krutha, Keerthi; Nameer, P. O.; Padhye, Anand D. & Molur, Sanjay (2016). "Leaping frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: An integrated taxonomic review". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 8 (10): 9221–9288. doi:10.11609/jott.2532.8.10.9221-9288.
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