A new species of Music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Daming, Guangxi, China

By

Lyu, Zhi-Tong
Huang, Zhong
Liao, Xiao-Wen
Li, Lin
Huang, Yong
Wang, Ying-Yong
Mo, Yun Ming

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1059

Pages

35--56

Subjects

bioacoustics , Geography , mitochondrial DNA , Morphology , nest construction

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1059.68140

 

Abstract

Nidirana guangxiensissp. nov., a new music frog species, is proposed, based on a series of specimens collected from Mt Daming, Guangxi, southern China. The new species is close to N. yeae, N. daunchina, N. yaoica, and N. chapaensis from southwestern and south-central China and northern Indochina, while the relationships among these species remain unresolved. Nidirana guangxiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all known congeners by the genetic divergences in the mitochondrial 16S and COI genes, the behavior of nest construction, the advertisement call containing 6–11 rapidly repeated regular notes, and a combination of morphological characteristics. Furthermore, the Nidirana populations recorded in Guangxi are clarified in this work, providing valuable new information on the knowledge of the genus Nidirana.