A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from northern Myanmar.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolopsputaoensissp. nov., is described from northern Myanmar. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: (1) dorsolateral fold distinct; (2) upper-lip stripe white; (3) male body size 37.6-40.2 mm; (4) ground color of dorsal surface brown, flank green, small warts on dorsum; (5) two internal subgular vocal sacs present; (6) HL slightly shorter than HW; (7) two palmar tubercles present, supernumerary tubercles and outer metatarsal tubercle absent; (8) tympanum smaller than half of eye diameter; (9) vomerine teeth present; (10) tibiotarsal articulation reaching beyond snout tip; (11) supratympanic fold indistinct; (12) pineal body present; (13) finger webbing absent, presence of circumm

SUBMITTER: Gan YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7671909 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature