A New Species of the Genus <i>Boulenophrys</i> (Anura, Megophryidae) from Southern Hunan Province, Central China.

ABSTRACT: A new species of Asian horned toad, Boulenophrys, is described from Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. The species is a phylogenetically sister to B. yunkaiensis, based on 16S rRNA and COI genes. The new species differs from its congeners, possessing the following combination of characters: (1) moderate body size: SVL 37.6-40.2 mm (38.9 ± 1.3, n = 7) in adult males and SVL 41.8-45.9 mm (43.6 ± 2.1, n = 3) in adult females; (2) tympanum boundary clear: TD/ED 0.48-0.57 in males and 0.47-0.57 in females; (3) the presence of a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of the upper eyelid; (4) vomerine ridge present and vomerine teeth absent; (5) margin of tongue rounded, not notched posteriorly; (6) rough dorsal skin: a discontinuous "V"-shaped ridge with two d

SUBMITTER: Xiao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816057 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature