Tadpoles of four sympatric megophryinid frogs (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophryinae) from Mangshan in southern China.

ABSTRACT: Sympatric distribution and potentially long larval development time make the assignment of tadpoles confusing in Asian-horned frogs of the subfamily Megophryinae. In this study, we used molecular data to identify four syntopic megophryinid tadpoles from Mangshan on the border between Hunan and Guangdong provinces in southern China: Brachytarsophryspopei, Boulenophrysshimentaina, Bo.cf.ombrophila, and Bo.nanlingensis. A detailed re-description of the Br.popei tadpoles is provided as well as the first descriptions of three Boulenophrys tadpoles based on external morphology and coloration. An effort is attempted to distinguish these tadpoles by coloration patterns: the dorsal pattern, ventral pattern, and pattern on tail are useful for field identification o

SUBMITTER: Qian T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843614 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature