Morphology and molecular genetics reveal two new Leptobrachella species in southern China (Anura, Megophryidae)

Autor: Jian Wang, Jianhuan Yang, Yao Li, Zhitong Lyu, Zhaochi Zeng, Zuyao Liu, Youhua Ye, Yingyong Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 776, Iss , Pp 105-137 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2970
1313-2989
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.776.22925
Popis: Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses (16S rRNA mtDNA), two new species of the genus Leptobrachella are described from southern China, namely L. yunkaiensis Wang, Li, Lyu & Wang, sp. n. from Dawuling Forest Station of Guangdong Province and L. wuhuangmontis Wang, Yang & Wang, sp. n. from Mt. Wuhuang of Guangxi Province. To date, the genus Leptobrachella contains 68 species, among which 13 species are known from China. The descriptions of the two new species further emphasize that the species diversity of the genus Leptobrachella from China is still highly underestimated and requires further investigations.
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