A new species of Micryletta Dubois, 1987 (Anura, Microhylidae) from Yunnan Province, China

By

Liu, Shuo
Hou, Mian
Mo, Mingzhong
Rao, Dingqi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-7-23

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

34

Pages

131--140

Subjects

16S rRNA , Hekou County , Honghe Prefecture , Paddy Frog , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e69755

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987 is described from Yunnan Province, China, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The most obvious differences between the new species and other species of this genus are small body size, unique coloration, and relatively longer hind limbs. In 16S rRNA gene sequences, the new species is diverged from all other congeners by 3.1%–8.0%.