
The Asian leaf litter toads of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) inhabit the forest floor and rocky streams in hilly evergreen forests and are widely distributed from southern China, west to north-eastern India and Myanmar, through mainland Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia and the Island of Borneo. The Asian leaf litter toads of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) inhabit the forest floor and rocky streams in hilly evergreen forests and are widely distributed from southern China, west to north-eastern India and Myanmar, through mainland Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia and the Island of Borneo. The Asian leaf litter toads of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) inhabit the forest floor and rocky streams in hilly evergreen forests and are widely distributed from southern China, west to north-eastern India and Myanmar, through mainland Indochina to Peninsular Malaysia and the Island of Borneo. A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella from Guizhou Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses, based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI genes and nuclear RAG1 gene sequences indicated that the new species is genetically divergent from its congeners. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: (1) body of medium size in males (SVL 31.9 – 32.9 mm); (2) distinct black spots present on flanks; (3) toes rudimentarily webbed, with wide lateral fringes; (4) skin on dorsum shagreened with fine tiny granules and short ridges; (5) heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (6) tibia-tarsal articulation reaching interior corner of the eye. A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella from Guizhou Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses, based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI genes and nuclear RAG1 gene sequences indicated that the new species is genetically divergent from its congeners. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: (1) body of medium size in males (SVL 31.9 – 32.9 mm); (2) distinct black spots present on flanks; (3) toes rudimentarily webbed, with wide lateral fringes; (4) skin on dorsum shagreened with fine tiny granules and short ridges; (5) heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (6) tibia-tarsal articulation reaching interior corner of the eye.
morphol, Sarcopterygii, QH301-705.5, Megophryidae, Gastropoda, Asteraceae, Littorinimorpha, Pisanianura, Amphibia, Magnoliopsida, molecular phylogenetic analyses, Gnathostomata, morphology, Caenogastropoda, Animalia, Biology (General), Chordata, Plantae, Laubierinidae, Taxonomy, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, new species, Asterales, Biota, Arctium, Tracheophyta, Leptobrachella, Taxonomy & Inventories, Osteichthyes, Mollusca, Carduoideae, Tonnoidea, Anura
morphol, Sarcopterygii, QH301-705.5, Megophryidae, Gastropoda, Asteraceae, Littorinimorpha, Pisanianura, Amphibia, Magnoliopsida, molecular phylogenetic analyses, Gnathostomata, morphology, Caenogastropoda, Animalia, Biology (General), Chordata, Plantae, Laubierinidae, Taxonomy, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, new species, Asterales, Biota, Arctium, Tracheophyta, Leptobrachella, Taxonomy & Inventories, Osteichthyes, Mollusca, Carduoideae, Tonnoidea, Anura
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