Nidirana noadihing is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.[1] It is found in Arunachal Pradesh of India and it is said to be first species recorded in the genus Nidirana from India. The new species came from the place, Noa-Dihing River, from where the specimens were collected. This Noa-Dihing Music Frog is differed from other species of Nidirana genus by its size, oval toe tips, the tubercles on their backs and the unique call[2] reminiscent of "wild duck species".[3] The species is named after the Noa-Dahing River.[4]
| Nidirana noadihing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Nidirana |
| Species: | N. noadihing
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| Binomial name | |
| Nidirana noadihing Boruah et al., 2023
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References
edit- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Babina adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Boruah, Bitupan; Deepak, V.; Das, Abhijit (15 November 2023). "Musicians in the marsh: a new species of music frog (Anura: Ranidae: Nidirana) from Arunachal Pradesh, India". Zootaxa. 5374 (1): 51–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5374.1.3.
- ^ "Scientists discover new species of 'music frog' in Arunachal". The Hindu. 23 November 2023.
- ^ "New species of music frog discovered in Arunachal". The Arunachal Times. 22 November 2023.