taxonID	type	description	language	source
92169E001566602AFF3773772DF372A1.taxon	description	Measurements: SVL = 75.2 mm, HL = 22.2 mm, HW = 30.3 mm, EL = 8.5 mm, IND = 8.4 mm, IOD = 7.5 mm, UEW = 5.7 mm, NS = 5.2 mm, EN = 3.6 mm, LA = 12.8 mm, FLL = 15.1 mm, HAL = 19.3 mm, FL = 38.1 mm, TL = 41.3 mm, TSL = 23.3 mm, FOL = 35.1 mm, F 1 = 6.5 mm, F 2 = 7.2 mm, F 3 = 10.9 mm, F 4 = 8.3 mm, T 1 = 6.7 mm, T 2 = 9.4 mm, T 3 = 13.2 mm, T 4 = 19.1 mm, and T 5 = 12.6 mm. Diagnostic features (measured in mm): Our field-collected specimen of Paa cf. ercepeae is a robust adult frog (SVL 75.2) devoid of spines in the hand region, particularly the first and second fingers and in the pectoral region. The snout is rounded, and the head is broader than long (HW 30.3, HL 22.2). The canthus is weakly developed (blunt) and rounded, fully-fledged supra-tympanic fold but the tympanum is indistinct. Nostril is closer to the eye than to the snout (EN 3.6, NS 5.2). The loreal region is slightly concave and the nostril is dorsolaterally positioned. Eyes are large (EL 8.5, 28 % of HW) with patchy iris and rhombus-shaped pupils. The interorbital distance is larger than the upper eyelid width (IOD 7.5, UEW 5.7). Vomerine teeth and one set of maxillary teeth are present. Finger / toe tips are rounded into small discs. No webbing in fingers but toes are fully webbed. The relative length of fingers follows the pattern I <II <IV <III. Inner metacarpal tubercles and subarticular tubercles in fingers are distinct. Hindlimbs are long and sturdy but thighs are shorter than the tibia (FL 38.1, TL 41.3). The relative length of toes follows the style I <II <V <III <IV. The inner metatarsal tubercle is large, while the outer metatarsal tubercle is indistinct. Dorsal skin is entirely smooth, including the head and lateral parts of the body, and dorsolateral folds absent. The cloacal aperture is quite prominent. The lower legs region has occasionally placed minute keratinized spines. Dorsum color is golden yellow interspersed with orchid pink to dark vermiculations at the flank region, upper and lower jaws, nares, forelimbs, and hindlimbs. A black line runs through the supratympanic fold reaching the posterior end of the jaws. Ventral sections of the head, body, and limbs are pinkish white. Black divergent streaks radiate outwards of the black pupil bordered by the golden iris and the translucent nictitating membrane is colored light pink. In ethanol, the dorsal skin color is faded to yellowish-grey, limbs are light gray, while all spots, lines, and vermiculations darkened. Nictitating membrane turned sky blue, and pupils faded to white.	en	Shrestha, Biraj, Pandey, Binita, Joshi, Jyoti, Manandhar, Prajwol, Karmacharya, Dibesh, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain, O’Connell, Kyle A. (2022): Molecular and morphological identification of frog species collected at Rara Lake in Rara National Park, Nepal. Zootaxa 5168 (2): 222-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.8
92169E0015696028FF3775132D87700D.taxon	description	Measurements: SVL = 43.2 – 44.4 mm, HL = 15.1 – 15.3 mm, HW = 15.8 – 15.9 mm, EL = 4.8 – 5.1 mm, IND = 4.8 mm, IOD = 3.4 – 3.7 mm, UEW = 3.3 – 3.7 mm, NS = 3.3 – 3.5 mm, EN = 2.2 – 2.6, LA = 7.5 – 7.9 mm, FLL = 5.1 – 5.2 mm, HAL = 8.6 – 9.3 mm, FL = 24.6 – 25.2 mm, TL = 26.5 – 26.8 mm, TSL = 13.8 – 13.9 mm, FOL = 27.2 – 27.8 mm, F 1 = 3.1 – 3.4 mm, F 2 = 4.1 – 4.5 mm, F 3 = 7.1 – 7.8 mm, F 4 = 6.1 – 6.3 mm, T 1 = 4.2 – 4.3 mm, T 2 = 7.2 – 7.3 mm, T 3 = 9.3 – 9.8 mm, T 4 = 14.3 – 15.2 mm, and T 5 = 8.1 – 8.2 mm. Diagnostic features: Medium-sized adult specimens with an elliptical snout. The head is slightly wider than long. Canthus rostralis is present and partially obtuse, well-developed supra-tympanic fold and fuzzy tympanum. The loreal region is concave and the nostril closer to the eyes than to the snout. The eyes have patchy iris and rhombus-shaped pupils. The interorbital distance is nearly equal in length to the upper eyelid width. Presence of vomerine teeth and a series of maxillary teeth. The adult males have keratinized black nuptial spines on the first finger (left 14 – 17 spines, right 14 – 16 spines), second finger (left 6 spines, right 6 spines), forearm (left 8 spines, right 6 spines), and pectoral region (left 21 spines, right 22 spines). Finger / toe tips are rounded without discs and toes fully webbed. The relative length of fingers follows the pattern I <II <IV <III. Subarticular tubercles in fingers are distinct. The tibia is nearly equal to or slightly larger than the thigh. The relative length of toes follows the pattern I <II <V <III <IV. The inner metatarsal tubercle is distinct, while the outer metatarsal tubercle is absent. Dorsolateral folds are regular through the anterior half of the body and are intermittent in the posterior half, while a set of uneven glandular tubercles are found scattered over the body. The color of the dorsal surface is light slate gray to orange-yellow with irregular dark brown spots strewn all over. The limb regions have many narrow dark crossbars extending to the tip of fingers and toes. A mid-dorsal line runs through the rear section of the body that seemingly gets wider till the cloacal region. The ventral section of the head is grey to dark brown in appearance, and the limbs, belly, and chest are interspersed with reddish-brown to pinkish-white in color. In ethanol, the dorsal skin color changed to dark brown and the pupil turned faded deep blue. Tadpoles are semi-transparent in appearance with dark patches near the tail region. They have a pair of prominent eyes, nares, and developing opercula. The total length (TL = 55.68 – 58.23 mm) is nearly three times the body length (BL = 18.66 – 19.58 mm). Their oral disc is well developed and discernible with three upper and lowers labial teeth rows. The mouth opening, including the upper and lower jaw sheath, is completely black. Tadpoles have a wider body (BW = 10.20 – 13.30 mm), nearly twice the tail muscle width (TMW = 5.10 – 6.65 mm).	en	Shrestha, Biraj, Pandey, Binita, Joshi, Jyoti, Manandhar, Prajwol, Karmacharya, Dibesh, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain, O’Connell, Kyle A. (2022): Molecular and morphological identification of frog species collected at Rara Lake in Rara National Park, Nepal. Zootaxa 5168 (2): 222-236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.8
