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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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| image = Leptobrachium bompu.jpeg
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| genus = Leptobrachium
| species = bompu
| authority = Sondhi and Ohler, 2011
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'''''Leptobrachium bompu''''' is an extant species of [[eastern spadefoot toad]]s described in 2011. It is only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] in the [[Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Northeast India]].<ref name=Frost/> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] refers to the camp site, Bompu, in the vicinity of the type locality.

==Description==
''Leptobrachium bompu'' is known from three specimens, one of them collected as the [[holotype]]. This male measured {{convert|47|mm|abbr=on}} in snout-vent length. One of the distinguishing characters of this species is its entirely greyish-blue eye colour. Its body is roundish and its head is wider than long. It lacks the spines on upper lip in adult males that are often present in ''Leptobrachium'' [[Eastern spadefoot toad#Subgenera|subgenus ''Vibrissaphora'']]. Its back and head are greyish-brown getting lighter on flanks; sides of head and body have brownish shine.<ref name="sondhi"/>

==Habitat and behaviour==
The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] was a slow-flowing perennial stream in a wet subtropical/temperate hill forest. Males could be heard [[Sexual selection in frogs|calling]] after sunset and were found under leaf litter by the stream. The call was a loud croaking "kek-kek-kek-kek". The frogs were docile, found sitting in a crouched position and easily picked up.<ref name="sondhi"/>

==See also==
*[[List of amphibians of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="sondhi">
{{cite journal |last1=Sondhi |first1=Sonjay |last2=Ohler |first2=Annemarie |year=2011 |title=A blue-eyed ''Leptobrachium'' (Anura: Megophryidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India |journal=[[Zootaxa]] |volume=2912 |issue=2912 |pages=28–36|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2912.1.2 }}</ref>
<ref name=Frost>
{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Leptobrachium+bompu |title=''Leptobrachium bompu'' Sondhi and Ohler, 2011 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=2 November 2013}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{cite web
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/10/india-blue-eyed-frog-new-to-nature
|title=New to nature No 75: Leptobrachium bompu
|first1=Quentin
|last1=Wheeler
|date=2012-06-10
|work=[[The Observer]]
|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]
|accessdate=2012-09-10
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=&where-genus=Leptobrachium&where-species=bompu&rel-genus=equals&rel-species=equals
|title=Leptobrachium bompu
|first1=Brent
|last1=Nguyen
|date=2011-10-17
|work=AmphibiaWeb
|publisher=[[University of California]]
|accessdate=2012-09-10
}}

{{Wikispecies|Leptobrachium bompu|Leptobrachium bompu}}

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[[Category:Amphibians described in 2011]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]
[[Category:Leptobrachium|bompu]]

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