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New record of Blue-eyed Eastern Spadefoot Toad Leptobrachium bompu (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Sarpang District in Bhutan

2019; Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society; Volume: 11; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11609/jott.4134.11.3.13385-13389

0974-7907

Jigme Tenzin, Jigme Tshelthrim Wangyal,

Animal and Plant Science Education

This study provides the first report of Leptobrachium bompu Sondhi & Ohler, 2011 from Bhutan. The species was recorded from Simkhar watershed in Jigmecholing under Sarpang District, at an elevation of 1,610m. Simkhar Stream is small and perennial, shaded and swampy, with a few moss-laden flat stones along the course, and is pollution-free and slow-flowing. The current report extends the distribution record of L. bompu towards the east and will help in understanding the range and conservation status of the species.