A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China

By

Huang, Zhong
Zeng, Zhaochi
Wang, Jian (Herpetologist)
Wang, Hao-Tian
Deng, Zhenhai
Wang, Zhiwei
Liao, Xiao-Wen
Mo, Yun Ming

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-10-20

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

38

Pages

321--332

Subjects

Conservation , diversity , molecular phylogeny , Morphology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088

 

Abstract

In this study, we describe a new species of the species-rich genus Leptobrachella, Leptobrachella yachangensissp. nov., from northwestern Guangxi, China, based on a combination of molecular and morphological data. The new species is a sister taxon to L. wumingensis Chen, Peng, Li & Yu, 2023, with discrete, diagnostic differences from all other congeners. We also discussed the phenomenon and causes of the high diversity within this genus as well as the conservation of its congeners.