First record of Chilapata rain-pool frog Minervarya chilapata Ohler, Deuti, Grosjean, Paul, Ayyaswamy, Ahmed & Dutta, 2009 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Nepal

Chilapata rain-pool frog ( Minervarya chilapata ) was described in 2009 from the Reserve Forest of West Bengal, India. Here, we report occurrence M. for first time Morang district, Nepal, based on acoustic and morphological characters such as presence a distinct white line upper lip, small size (snout-vent length 18 to 26 mm), pointed snout dorso-lateral black patch. The nearest record Nepal Pathari-Kanepokhari forest, is ca.182 km west its type locality Forest, Jalpaiguri We also Barandabhar Biological Corridor, Chitwan National Park, photographic record. International Union Conservation Nature (IUCN) has listed species Data Deficient. Therefore, this will add new data future status assessment species.