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A new species of Raorchestes (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan Province, China.
- Source :
- ZooKeys; 2024, Issue 1192, p213-235, 23p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- A new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China, based on phylogenetic analyses, species delimitation analyses, and morphological comparisons. Raorchestes hekouensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of 11 morphological characters. The new species brings the current number of Raorchestes species in China to ten, nine of which are distributed in Yunnan. Molecular analyses supported an unnamed lineage previously recorded as “Raorchestes gryllus” in northern Vietnam. Further studies including additional samples are necessary to clarify the species diversity and boundaries of Raorchestes in China and Indochina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RHACOPHORIDAE
ANURA
SPECIES
NUMBERS of species
SPECIES diversity
GRYLLUS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13132989
- Issue :
- 1192
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175730796
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.106013