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Minervarya sengupti
True Frogs, Night Frogs & AlliesMinervarya sengupti
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Range
Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (type locality, about 1,820 m); also reported from Kangchup Hills, Manipur
Minervarya sengupti was described as Fejervarya sengupti by Purkayastha and Matsui in 2012 in Asian Herpetological Research, with the type specimen from Mawphlang in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills. It is a north-east Indian cricket frog of the Minervarya agricola group. (citation of the original description; Taprobanica 2025).
A 2025 paper in Taprobanica reported it from the Kangchup Hills of Manipur, widening its known range beyond Meghalaya. The species is expected to be more widespread in the region than the few records show. (Taprobanica 2025).
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- Where is the Minervarya sengupti found?
- Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (type locality, about 1,820 m); also reported from Kangchup Hills, Manipur