Leptobrachella tamdil

Leptobrachella tamdil
Leptobrachella tamdil (male) from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species:
L. tamdil
Binomial name
Leptobrachella tamdil
Sengupta, Sailo, Lalremsanga, Das, and Das, 2010
Synonyms

Leptolalax tamdil Sengupta et al., 2010

Leptobrachella tamdil (Ṭam Dil leaf litter frog) is an anuran amphibian belonging to the family Megophryidae. Discovered from Ṭam Dil, an eponymous lake in Mizoram, it is found only in northeast India. Originally identified as a species of Leptolalax in 2010, it was reassigned to the genus Leptobrachella in 2020. It is a small frog, but medium-sized among Leptobrachella species; the male measuring 32.3 mm, and female 31.8 mm. The species is diagnosed with unique features such as eyelids with tubercles, distinct tympanum and supratympanic folds, undilated toe tips with dermal fringes, long hind limbs, and distinct color patches.