First report of Fejervarya moodiei (Taylor, ۱۹۲۰) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the state of West Bengal, India

Taylor’s Mangrove crab-eating Frog, Fejervarya moodiei (Taylor) which was reported first from the Indian Subcontinent in ۲۰۱۶, is being reported for the first time from West Bengal State, eastern India, based on collections comprising a total of three specimens from South ۲۴ Parganas District from ۱۹۸۳ to ۲۰۰۸, and photographic record of an uncollected specimen in ۲۰۱۹. The species is compared with Fejervarya cancrivora Gravenhorst, with which it is mostly confused.

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Brackish Water Frog ، Bali Island ، Kalinagar ، Marichjhapi ، Namkhana ، Sunderban Biosphere Reserve