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A new species of Raorchestes (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.

ABSTRACT: A new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China, based on phylogenetic analyses, species delimitation analyses, and morphological comparisons. Raorchesteshekouensissp. nov. is distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of 11 morphological characters. The new species brings the current number of Raorchestes species in China to ten, nine of which are distributed in Yunnan. Molecular analyses supported an unnamed lineage previously recorded as "Raorchestesgryllus" in northern Vietnam. Further studies including additional samples are necessary to clarify the species diversity and boundaries of Raorchestes in China and Indochina.

SUBMITTER: Du L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905625 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new species of Raorchestes (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.

Du Lingyun L Xu Yuhan Y Liu Shuo S Yu Guohua G

ZooKeys 20240222

A new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China, based on phylogenetic analyses, species delimitation analyses, and morphological comparisons. Raorchesteshekouensissp. nov. is distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of 11 morphological characters. The new species brings the current number of Raorchestes species in China to ten, nine of which are distributed in Yunnan. Molecular analyses supported an unnamed lineage previously recorded as "Raorchest ...[more]

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A new species of Raorchestes (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.

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A new species of <i>Raorchestes</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.

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A new species of <i>Raorchestes</i> (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.