A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China

By

Chen, Weicai
Ye, Jian-Ping
Peng, Wanxiao
Li, Peng
Su, Tong-Ping
Yu, Gui-Dong
Cheng, Zhi-Ying

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1135

Pages

119--137

Subjects

bioacoustics , Morphology , nest construction , Phylogeny

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371

 

Abstract

A new species of music frog, Nidirana guibeiensissp. nov., is described from northern Guangxi, China. Based on two mtDNA fragments analyzed, phylogenetic trees reveal that N. guibeiensissp. nov. is most closely related to N. leishanensis. However, the new species can be identified by conspicuous diagnostic morphological characteristics as well as bioacoustics. In contrast to the known Nidirana species, the advertisement calls of the new species can be divided into three types, calls with one, two, and three notes. In addition, the new species has nest construction behavior, which is inconsistent with N. leishanensis. Nidirana guibeiensissp. nov. occurs in paddy fields or still pools at 300–1300 m a.s.l.