Taxonomic reassessment of the poorly known microhylid, Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 1980

By

Liu, Shuo
Yang, Bin
Wang, Qianyan
Hou, Mian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-10-21

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

34

Pages

223--232

Subjects

16S rRNA , Menglian County , Paddy Frog , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e72627

 

Abstract

The taxonomic status of Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 1980 was evaluated based on newly collected topotype specimens. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this species should be assigned to the genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987. In addition, morphological diagnosis and descriptions based on the newly collected topotype specimens were provided.