Southbound - the southernmost record of <i>Tylototriton</i> (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam represents a new species.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Tylototriton is described from Ngoc Linh Mountain, Kon Tum Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam based on integrative taxonomy, namely by combining molecular and morphological evidence. Tylototritonngoclinhensissp. nov. differs from all other congeners based on morphological data, allopatric distribution, and molecular divergence. In terms of genetic divergence, Tylototritonngoclinhensissp. nov. distinctly differs from the sister species T.panhai (6.77%) and from T.ngarsuensis (12.36%) based on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene. Tylototritonngoclinhensissp. nov. is a moderate sized and robust salamander species with large cephalic edges, parotoids, and vertebral ridge o

SUBMITTER: Phung TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848839 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature