A new species of the odorous frog genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern China.

ABSTRACT: The genus Odorrana is widely distributed in the mountains of East and Southeastern Asia. An increasing number of new species in the genus have been recognized especially in the last decade. Phylogenetic studies of the O. schmackeri species complex with wide distributional range also revealed several cryptic species. Here, we describe a new species in the species complex from Guizhou Province of China. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA indicated the new species as a monophyly clustered into the Odorrana clade and sister to O. schmackeri, and nuclear DNA also indicated it as an independent lineage separated from its related species. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from its congeners based on a combination of the following chara

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6174872 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature