Description of a new species of Music frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Dayao, southern China.

ABSTRACT: A new species of Music frogs, Nidiranayaoica sp. nov. is described based on a series of adult male specimens collected from Mt Dayao, Guangxi, southern China, providing valuable new information on the phylogeny, bioacoustics, and biogeography of related species within the genus Nidirana. The new species forms the sister taxon to N.daunchina from western China and together the sister taxon to N.chapaensis from northern Vietnam. Nidiranayaoica sp. nov. can be distinguished from all known congeners by a significant genetic divergence in the mitochondrial 16S and CO1 genes, the advertisement call containing 1-3 rapidly repeated regular notes, and the combination of morphological characteristics including a medium-sized body with SVL 40.4-45.9 mm

SUBMITTER: Lyu ZT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614172 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature