| Autor: |
Yunming, Mo, Wei, Zhang, Shichu, Zhou, Tianbo, Chen, Huaxing, Tang, Yuanjun, Meng, Weicai, Chen |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Zootaxa. 3710 |
| ISSN: |
1175-5326 |
| Popis: |
A new species of narrow-mouthed frog of Kaloula is described in the Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Sino-Vietnamese border region of southern China. Kaloula nonggangensis sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: medium size (SVL 41.4-52.7 mm in 18 adult males, 52.2 mm in 1 female); smooth or slightly rough olive dorsum with irregular dark-green marks and brown spots; tips of the fingers widely dilated and truncated; males with nearly fully webbed toes; males with two side protuberant osseous tubercles on the upper surface of the tips of fingers and chest beige with small lemon-colored spots. K. nonggangensis sp. nov. is found in habitats ranging from cultivated fields adjacent to the forest to primary evergreen forest in karst habitats. Based upon a 16S ribosomal RNA mitochondrial gene fragment, K. nonggangensis sp. nov. is embedded within the K. verrucosa group (including K borealis, K. rugifera and K. verrucosa), and displays a low genetic distance to these species (3%). Considering the distinct morphology and karyotype we nevertheless suggest a status as separate species for these allopatrically distributed lineages. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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