The type series was collected by Clifford H. Pope during the Third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History in 1926 .
The type series was described in 1929 , along with three other new amphibian species .
The type series was collected by Clifford H. Pope during the Third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History in 1926 , and described in 1929 , along with three other new amphibian species .