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

By

Wang, Jian (Herpetologist)
Yang, Jian-Huan
Li, Yao
Lyu, Zhi-Tong
Zeng, Zhaochi
Liu, Zuyao
Ye, You-Hua
Wang, Ying-Yong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

776

Pages

105-137

Subjects

China , L. wuhuangmontis sp. n , Leptobrachella yunkaiensis sp. n , Morphology , phylogenetic , Species diversity

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.776.22925

 

Abstract

Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses (16S rRNA mtDNA), two new species of the genusLeptobrachellaare described from southern China, namelyL.yunkaiensisWang, Li, Lyu & Wang,sp. n.from Dawuling Forest Station of Guangdong Province andL.wuhuangmontisWang, Yang & Wang,sp. n.from Mt. Wuhuang of Guangxi Province. To date, the genusLeptobrachellacontains 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 genusLeptobrachellafrom China is still highly underestimated and requires further investigations.