The genus Pelophylax (Amphibia, Ranidae) in Pakistan: museum collections and possible distribution

We provide the first comprehensive data on questionable distribution of genus Pelophylax and family Ranidae from Pakistan. Based a literature review two specimens Tasp, Panjgur District in Pakistani Balochistan (USNM 26194–95), stored Smithsonian National Museum Natural History, Washington, DC, USA, we discuss possible occurrence affiliation these frogs context Central Asia. Our comparison shows that nearest records relation to Tasp are reported more than 280 km (air-line) away Iran Afghanistan, which currently separated by hot mostly desert environments. suggest surviving populations this may still be present (Rakhshan River) or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kabul Provinces This would, however, need further field investigations.