''Polypedates subansiriensis'' is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to Northeast India and only known from its

type locality Type locality may refer to: * Type locality (biology) * Type locality (geology) See also * Local (disambiguation) * Locality (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...

, Soro village in the eponymous

Lower Subansiri District Lower Subansiri district (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is one of the 25 administrative districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. History The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Sub ...

, Arunachal Pradesh state. It is sometimes known as the Subansiri's tree frog or Subansiri tree frog.

Description

''Polypedates subansiriensis'' was described based on a single specimen ( holotype, sex unspecified), which measures in

snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the most c ...

. The head is depressed and broader than it is long. The tympanum is depressed and the supratympanic fold is prominent. The fingers have no webbing whereas the toes are about three-quarters webbed. Skin is dorsally minutely granular and ventrally broadly granular. The dorsum has indistinct brownish-yellow spots. The upper lip has a white bordering line. A broad, smooth, darker band runs from the eye to the nostril, with granular skin beneath it. A black streak runs from the nostril to the shoulder. The hands and tarsi have white, slightly raised dermal fringes. The thighs have yellow spots.

Habitat and conservation

''Polypedates subansiriensis'' is an arboreal species. The type locality is at

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. Scientists classify this species as "

data deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...

" with respect to conservation and extinction.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3395723 subansiriensis Frogs of India Endemic fauna of India Environment of Arunachal Pradesh Amphibians described in 2009