Taxonomic relationship between Amolops minutus Orlov & Ho, 2007 and A. ottorum Pham, Sung, Pham, Le, Zieger & Nguyen, 2019, with first record of A. minutus from China (Anura, Ranidae)

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Biodiversity Data Journal
• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Shuo Liu, Truong Nguyen, Minh Le, Cuong Pham, Anh Pham, Mian Hou, Hongxin Zhou, Mingzhong Mo, Mei Li, Biao Li, Xiong Luo, Dingqi Rao, Song Li
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: الإنجليزية
• منشور في: Pensoft Publishers 2024-09-01
• الموضوعات: 16S; Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve; morpho
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/129214/download/pdf/
• تدمد: 1314-2828

Based on the examination of specimens of Amolops minutus Orlov & Ho, 2007 and A. ottorum Pham, Sung, Pham, Le, Zieger & Nguyen, 2019, we found that there is no significant morphological difference between them. Phylogenetic analysis also showed that A. minutus and A. ottorum belong to the same taxon. In addition, we discovered the distribution of A. minutus in China.In this study, we provide the first molecular data of Amolops minutus and regard A. ottorum as a junior synonym of A. minutus. In addition, we report the first record of A. minutus from China, based on nine specimens collected from Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve in southern Yunnan Province and present an updated diagnosis of this species, based on literature data and newly-collected specimens.