The fourth species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) found at Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, Guangxi, China.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Leptobrachella, L.guinanensissp. nov., is described in this study based on morphological, molecular, and bioacoustic data. The species was discovered in the Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve in Shangsi County, Guangxi, China. Phylogenetically, L.guinanensissp. nov. is closely related to L.ventripunctata. However, there are distinct morphological differences between L.guinanensissp. nov. and L.ventripunctata, as well as three other sympatric species (L.shangsiensis, L.shiwandashanensis, and L.sungi). These differences include body size (SVL 30.5-32.5 mm in males; 38.7-41.8 mm in females in the new species vs 25.5-28.0 mm in males, 31.5-35.0 mm in females in L.ventripunctata</

SUBMITTER: Chen WC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905621 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature