Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus Rao, 1937:392
Rao's burrowing frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rana (Tomopterna) leucorhynchus Rao, 1937:392
Conservation Status
Last record: 1937 or before
Rediscovered in 2012
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Karnataka, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
The holotype has been lost (Dutta, 1997).
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rao, C. R. N. (1937). On some new forms of Batrachia from south India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Science, Series B, 6: 387-427.
Other references:
S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, Anand Padhye. (2004). Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 February 2013.
Dutta, S. K. (1997). Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Bhubaneswar: Odyssey Publishing House.
http://www.lostspeciesindia.org/LAI2/wanted.php
http://www.zoosprint.org/ZoosPrintNewsLetter/Frog%20leg_18_2012.pdf