A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China
A new species of the genus Megophrys from Zhejiang Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the new taxon as an independent clade nested into the Megophrys clade and sister to M. lishuiensis. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by...
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doaj-a7b45136d76e4d23aa69bf7114d043032020-11-25T01:20:11ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702020-01-01904356210.3897/zookeys.904.4735447354A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern ChinaBin Wang0Yan-Qing Wu1Jun-Wei Peng2Sheng-Chao Shi3Ning-Ning Lu4Jun Wu5Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesMinistry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaXianju Biodiversity Development Company LimitedChengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesChengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesMinistry of Ecology and Environment of China A new species of the genus Megophrys from Zhejiang Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the new taxon as an independent clade nested into the Megophrys clade and sister to M. lishuiensis. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) small size (SVL 31.0–36.3 mm in male and 41.6 mm in female); (2) vomerine ridge present and vomerine teeth absent; (3) tongue not notched behind; (4) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; (5) tympanum distinctly visible, rounded; (6) two metacarpal tubercles in hand; (7) relative finger lengths: II < I < IV < III; (8) toes with rudimentary webbing at bases; (9) heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (10) tibiotarsal articulation reaching tympanum to eye when leg stretched forward; (11) an internal single subgular vocal sac in male; (12) in breeding male, the nuptial pads with black nuptial spines on the dorsal bases of the first and second fingers. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47354/download/pdf/ |
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Bin Wang Yan-Qing Wu Jun-Wei Peng Sheng-Chao Shi Ning-Ning Lu Jun Wu A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China ZooKeys |
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Bin Wang Yan-Qing Wu Jun-Wei Peng Sheng-Chao Shi Ning-Ning Lu Jun Wu |
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A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China |
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A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China |
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A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China |
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A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China |
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A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China |
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new megophrys kuhl & van hasselt (amphibia, megophryidae) from southeastern china |
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A new species of the genus Megophrys from Zhejiang Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the new taxon as an independent clade nested into the Megophrys clade and sister to M. lishuiensis. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) small size (SVL 31.0–36.3 mm in male and 41.6 mm in female); (2) vomerine ridge present and vomerine teeth absent; (3) tongue not notched behind; (4) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; (5) tympanum distinctly visible, rounded; (6) two metacarpal tubercles in hand; (7) relative finger lengths: II < I < IV < III; (8) toes with rudimentary webbing at bases; (9) heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (10) tibiotarsal articulation reaching tympanum to eye when leg stretched forward; (11) an internal single subgular vocal sac in male; (12) in breeding male, the nuptial pads with black nuptial spines on the dorsal bases of the first and second fingers. |
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