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Thailand is considered a global biodiversity hotspot that is known to harbour a striking diversity of endemic species. However, several research studies have determined that the level of amphibian diversity in the country has been significantly underestimated. The megophryid genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 is currently known to include 89 species that are primarily distributed throughout southern China and Southeast Asia; however, only seven species have been found in Thailand. Based on an integrative approach encompassing genetic and morphological analyses, we have concluded that the population identified from Chiang Rai Province of Thailand is conspecific with Leptobrachella ventripunctata (Fei, Ye, and Li, 1990). Importantly, this is the first confirmation record of this species, based on molecular and morphological evidence in Thailand. The discovery of this species reaffirms that the diversity within the genus has been underestimated with many species yet to be discovered. In addition, the findings of our study further highlight the lack of existing knowledge on amphibian taxonomy and an underestimation of the biodiversity that exists along these national border areas.
China, QH301-705.5, Megophryidae, Chiang Rai Prov, Immunology, Population, Genetic diversity, Sociology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Global biodiversity, national new record, Biology (General), RNA Sequencing Data Analysis, Molecular Biology, Biology, Immunological Responses in Aquatic Organisms, Species diversity, Demography, Immunology and Microbiology, Global and Planetary Change, Geography, Ecology, FOS: Clinical medicine, Biodiversity hotspot, Life Sciences, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biodiversity, Global Amphibian Declines and Extinctions, Taxonomy (biology), FOS: Sociology, Southern china, Archaeology, FOS: Biological sciences, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Taxonomic Paper, Zoology
China, QH301-705.5, Megophryidae, Chiang Rai Prov, Immunology, Population, Genetic diversity, Sociology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Global biodiversity, national new record, Biology (General), RNA Sequencing Data Analysis, Molecular Biology, Biology, Immunological Responses in Aquatic Organisms, Species diversity, Demography, Immunology and Microbiology, Global and Planetary Change, Geography, Ecology, FOS: Clinical medicine, Biodiversity hotspot, Life Sciences, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biodiversity, Global Amphibian Declines and Extinctions, Taxonomy (biology), FOS: Sociology, Southern china, Archaeology, FOS: Biological sciences, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Taxonomic Paper, Zoology
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