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Context

• A group of scientists from India and the United Kingdom have discovered a new species of toad - Bufoides bhupathyi in the Dampa Tiger Reserve in Mizoram.

Details

• Bufoides is a small genus of true toads, family
• The genus is endemic to Northeast India, with one species known from the Garo and Khasi Hills.
• Bufoides are small toads; the maximum sizes of the two species are 30 and 47 mm.

Species

There are two recognized species:

• Bufoides kempi
• Bufoides meghalayanus
• Bufoides bhupathyi Naveen

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