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<mods:title>Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeastern China based on molecular and morphological data</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/51EED805-C594-4FA0-A03E-9BE8C11EAA40" authority="J. Wang, Lyu & Y. Y. Wang" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys (Panophrys) wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis" subGenus="Panophrys">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="27" pageNumber="140" start="start">Megophrys</pageBreakToken>
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(Panophrys) wugongensis J. Wang, Lyu & Y.Y. Wang
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="27" pageNumber="140">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Fig. 9, Table 8
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<subSubSection pageId="27" pageNumber="140" type="holotype">
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">Holotype.</paragraph>
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SYS a002625, adult male, collected by Guo-Ling Chen and Jian Zhao on 9 May 2014 from Yangshimu Scenic Area (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="27.57998">27°34'47.93"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="114.25204">114°15'7.34"E</geoCoordinate>
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; 550 m a.s.l.), Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">Paratypes (three males & nine females).</paragraph>
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Adult males, SYS a004777/CIB110011, SYS a004796, 4800, collected by Zhi-Tong Lyu and Ying-Yong Wang on 23 May 2016, and adult females, SYS a002610-2611, collected by Guo-Ling Chen and Jian Zhao on 8 May 2014, SYS a004797-4799, 4801-4804, collected by Zhi-Tong Lyu and Ying-Yong Wang on 23 May 2016, from Wugongshan Scenic Area (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="27.567762">27°34'3.94"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="114.174545">114°10'28.38"E</geoCoordinate>
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; 1050-1080 m a.s.l.), Anfu County,
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City, Jiangxi Province, China.
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">(1) Body size small, SVL 31.0-34.1 mm in four adult males and body size moderate, SVL 38.5-42.8 mm in nine adult females; (2) tympanum distinct, slightly convex, moderate-sized, TD/ED ratio 0.47-0.52; (3) vomerine teeth absent; (4) margin of tongue not notched posteriorly; (5) hindlimbs short, heels not meeting, tibia-tarsal articulation reaching forward to the region between posterior corner of eye and posterior margin of tympanum; (6) TIB/SVL ratio 0.39-0.44, FTL/SVL ratio 0.56-0.64; (7) fingers without lateral fringes, presence of a subarticular tubercle at the bases of each finger, relative finger lengths II <I = IV <III; (8) toes with rudimentary webbing at their bases and without lateral fringes, subarticular tubercles only present at the base of each toe; (9) numerous granules present on dorsal surface of body, several large tubercles present on surface of flanks and dorsal surface of limbs; (10) presence of a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of the upper eyelid; (11) supratympanic fold distinct, whitish; (12) yellowish brown or reddish brown dorsally, with an incomplete dark triangular marking between eyes and an X-shaped marking on back of trunk; (13) ventral surface greyish brown, ventral surface of abdomen with creamy white nebulous patches and black spots; (14) males with a single subgular vocal sac; (15) gravid females bear creamy yellow oocytes.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">Comparisons.</paragraph>
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Comparative data of
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sp. nov. with
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. dongduanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="dongduanensis">M. dongduanensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nankunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nankunensis">M. nankunensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys nanlingensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">Megophrys nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. feii" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="feii">M. feii</taxonomicName>
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and the 33 recognized members of
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<taxonomicName authority="s.l. allocated to the" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="subgenus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys (Panophrys)" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Panophrys">Megophrys s.l. allocated to the subgenus Panophrys</taxonomicName>
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are listed in Table 5.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. differs from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. dongguanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="dongguanensis">M. dongguanensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nankunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nankunensis">M. nankunensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nanlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">M. nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. by a combination of following characters: vomerine teeth absent (vs. vomerine teeth present), tongue not notched posteriorly (vs. tongue notched in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nanlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">M. nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.), absence of lateral fringes on toes (vs. presence of narrow lateral fringes on toes in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nanlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">M. nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.), heels not meeting when the flexed hindlimbs are held at right angles to the body axis (vs. heels overlapping in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nanlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">M. nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.), absence of black spines on dorsal skin (vs. present in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.), relative finger lengths II <I = IV <III (vs. II <I <IV <III in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nankunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nankunensis">M. nankunensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jiulianensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jiulianensis">M. jiulianensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nanlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">M. nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.), ventral surface with creamy white nebulous patches (vs. absence of such patched on ventral surface in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. dongguanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="dongguanensis">M. dongguanensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nankunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="nankunensis">M. nankunensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.).
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">
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With the smaller body size, SVL 31.0-34.1 mm in males and 38.5-42.8 mm in females,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. differs from the 13 members with larger SVL values:
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. baolongensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="baolongensis">M. baolongensis</taxonomicName>
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(42.0-45.0 mm in males),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. binlingensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="binlingensis">M. binlingensis</taxonomicName>
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(45.1-51.0 mm in males),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. caudoprocta" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="caudoprocta">M. caudoprocta</taxonomicName>
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(81.3 mm in single male),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. hoanglienensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="hoanglienensis">M. hoanglienensis</taxonomicName>
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(37.4-47.6 mm in males, 59.6 mm in single female),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jingdongensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jingdongensis">M. jingdongensis</taxonomicName>
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(53.0-56.5 mm in males 63.5 in single female),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. latidactyla" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="latidactyla">M. latidactyla</taxonomicName>
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(38.9 mm in single male),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. liboensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="liboensis">M. liboensis</taxonomicName>
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(34.7-67.7 mm in males, 60.8-70.6 mm in females),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. omeimontis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="omeimontis">M. omeimontis</taxonomicName>
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(56.0-59.5 mm in males, 68.0-72.5 mm in females),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. palpebralespinosa" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="palpebralespinosa">M. palpebralespinosa</taxonomicName>
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(36.2-38.0 mm in males),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. sangzhiensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="sangzhiensis">M. sangzhiensis</taxonomicName>
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(54.7 mm in single male),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. shuichengensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="shuichengensis">M. shuichengensis</taxonomicName>
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(102.0-118.3 mm in males, 99.8-115.6 mm in females),
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. spinata" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="spinata">M. spinata</taxonomicName>
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(47.2-54.4 mm in males, 54.0-55.0 mm in females), and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. tuberogranulatus" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="tuberogranulatus">M. tuberogranulatus</taxonomicName>
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(33.2-39.6 mm in males, 50.5 mm in single female).
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<paragraph pageId="27" pageNumber="140">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. differs from 12 species occurring in eastern and southern China (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. acuta" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="acuta">M. acuta</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. brachykolos" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="brachykolos">M. brachykolos</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. boettgeri" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="boettgeri">M. boettgeri</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. cheni" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="cheni">M. cheni</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. huangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="huangshanensis">M. huangshanensis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. insularis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="insularis">M. insularis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jinggangensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">M. jinggangensis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. kuatunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="kuatunensis">M. kuatunensis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. lini" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lini">M. lini</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. lishuiensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lishuiensis">M. lishuiensis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. obesa" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="obesa">M. obesa</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. ombrophila" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="ombrophila">M. ombrophila</taxonomicName>
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) by the following combination of characters: vomerine teeth absent (vs. present in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. insularis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="insularis">M. insularis</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jinggangensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">M. jinggangensis</taxonomicName>
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), tongue not notched posteriorly (vs. tongue notched in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. boettgeri" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="boettgeri">M. boettgeri</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. huangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="huangshanensis">M. huangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. kuatunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="kuatunensis">M. kuatunensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. insularis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="insularis">M. insularis</taxonomicName>
|
||
), toes without lateral fringes (vs. laterals fringes on toes narrow in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. acuta" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="acuta">M. acuta</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. kuatunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="kuatunensis">M. kuatunensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jinggangensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">M. jinggangensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
; wide in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. boettgeri" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="boettgeri">M. boettgeri</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. cheni" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="cheni">M. cheni</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. lini" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lini">M. lini</taxonomicName>
|
||
), toes with rudimentary webbing (vs. toes without webbing in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. huangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="huangshanensis">M. huangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. lishuiensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lishuiensis">M. lishuiensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. ombrophila" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="ombrophila">M. ombrophila</taxonomicName>
|
||
), hindlimbs short, with heels not meeting when the flexed hindlimbs are held at right angles to the body axis (vs. hindlimbs comparatively longer, with heels overlapping in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. boettgeri" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="boettgeri">M. boettgeri</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. cheni" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="cheni">M. cheni</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. kuatunensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="kuatunensis">M. kuatunensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jinggangensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">M. jinggangensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and M.
|
||
<taxonomicName genus="Megopgrys" lsidName="Megopgrys lini" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lini">lini</taxonomicName>
|
||
), relative finger lengths II <I = IV <III (vs. I <II ≤ IV <III in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. acuta" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="acuta">M. acuta</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. ombrophila" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="ombrophila">M. ombrophila</taxonomicName>
|
||
; IV <II <I <III in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. brachykolos" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="brachykolos">M. brachykolos</taxonomicName>
|
||
; I <II = IV <III in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. lishuiensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="lishuiensis">M. lishuiensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
; I <II ≤ IV <III in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. obesa" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="obesa">M. obesa</taxonomicName>
|
||
), males bearing nuptial pads with nuptial spines during breeding season (vs. nuptials absence in adult males of
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. acuta" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="acuta">M. acuta</taxonomicName>
|
||
), ventral surface with creamy white nebulous patches (vs. absence of such patched in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. brachykolos" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="brachykolos">M. brachykolos</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. obesa" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="obesa">M. obesa</taxonomicName>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="141" pageId="27" pageNumber="140">
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys nanlingensis" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nanlingensis">Megophrys nanlingensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. differs from the remaining eight members of the
|
||
<taxonomicName authority="s.l. allocated to the" class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="subgenus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys (Panophrys)" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" phylum="Chordata" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Panophrys">Megophrys s.l. allocated to the subgenus Panophrys</taxonomicName>
|
||
which share a moderate or small body size, by a combination of following characters: horn-like tubercle small at edge of the upper eyelid (vs. horn-like tubercle indistinct or absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. binchuanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="binchuanensis">M. binchuanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. minor" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="minor">M. minor</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wuliangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="wuliangshanensis">M. wuliangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wushanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="wushanensis">M. wushanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
), absence of vomerine teeth (vs. present in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. daweimontis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="daweimontis">M. daweimontis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. fansipanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="fansipanensis">M. fansipanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. rubrimera" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="rubrimera">M. rubrimera</taxonomicName>
|
||
), tongue not notched posteriorly (vs. tongue notched in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. minor" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="minor">M. minor</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. fansipanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="fansipanensis">M. fansipanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. rubrimera" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="rubrimera">M. rubrimera</taxonomicName>
|
||
), toes without lateral fringes (vs. lateral fringes wide in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. binchuanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="binchuanensis">M. binchuanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wushanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="wushanensis">M. wushanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
(in males); narrow in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. rubrimera" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="rubrimera">M. rubrimera</taxonomicName>
|
||
), toes with rudimentary webbing (vs. toes without webbing in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. daweimontis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="daweimontis">M. daweimontis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. fansipanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="fansipanensis">M. fansipanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. rubrimera" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="rubrimera">M. rubrimera</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wuliangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="wuliangshanensis">M. wuliangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
), heels not meeting when the flexed hindlimbs are held at right angles to the body axis (vs. heels overlapping in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. minor" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="minor">M. minor</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wuliangshanensis" pageId="27" pageNumber="140" rank="species" species="wuliangshanensis">M. wuliangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
), heels not meeting when the flexed hindlimbs are held at right angles
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="28" pageNumber="141" start="start">to</pageBreakToken>
|
||
the body axis (heels meeting in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. binchuanensis" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="binchuanensis">M. binchuanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
; heels meeting or overlapping in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. minor" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="minor">M. minor</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wushanensis" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="wushanensis">M. wushanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
; heels overlapping in
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. leishanensis" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="leishanensis">M. leishanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wuliangshanensis" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="wuliangshanensis">M. wuliangshanensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="29" lastPageNumber="142" pageId="28" pageNumber="141">
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. further differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. feii" pageId="28" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="feii">M. feii</taxonomicName>
|
||
, for which molecular data are lacking and cannot be allocated to any subgenus base on morphology only
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="29" pageNumber="142" start="start">(</pageBreakToken>
|
||
<bibRefCitation author="Yang, JH" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="41" pageNumber="154" pagination="325 - 338" title="A new species of the genus Megophrys (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province, China." url="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.5" volume="4413" year="2018">Yang et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
|
||
) by the larger body size, SVL 31.0-34.1 mm in males and 38.5-42.8 mm in females (VS. 24.3-25.1 mm in males, 28.2-28.9 mm in females), presence of nuptial pad with nuptial spines in males during breeding season (vs. absent), absence of lateral fringes on toes (vs. moderate or wide).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="142" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Description of holotype.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Adult male. Habitus small, SVL 31.0 mm; head width slightly larger than head length, HDW/HWL 1.03; snout rounded in dorsal view, tip of snout slightly sharpened, sloping backward to mouth in profile, protruding well beyond margin of lower jaw; top of head flat; eye large, ED/HDL 0.41; nostril oblique ovoid; pupil vertical; canthus rostralis well developed; loreal region vertical; internasal distance slightly larger than interorbital distance; tympanum distinct, moderate-sized, TD/ED 0.47; large ovoid choanae at the base of the maxilla; weak vomerine ridge present, vomerine teeth absent; margin of tongue not notched posteriorly; internal vocal slits present near the rear of the lower mandible.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">RAD/SVL 0.24, HND/SVL 0.22; absence of lateral fringes and webbing on fingers, relative finger lengths II <I = IV <III; tip of finger rounded, slightly swollen; presence of a distinct subarticular tubercle on the base of each finger; outer metacarpal tubercles indistinct, inner metacarpal tubercles distinct and observably enlarged. Hindlimbs short, tibio-tarsal articulation reaching forward the posterior corner of eye when hindlimb is stretched along the side of the body; heels not meeting when the flexed hindlimbs are held at right angles to the body axis; TIB/SVL 0.43 and FTL/SVL 0.61; relative toe lengths I <II <V <III <IV; tips of toes round and slightly dilated; presence of rudimentary webbing on toes but absence of lateral fringes and tarsal folds; presence of a subarticular tubercle only at the bases of each toes; presence of a long ovoid inner metatarsal tubercle and absence of outer metatarsal tubercle.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Dorsal skin texture rough with dense granules, some of which forming an X-shaped skin ridge on center of trunk; surface of flanks with large tubercles; presence of a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of eye lid; distinct supratympanic fold curving posteroventrally from posterior corner of eye to a level above insertion of arm; superior margin of tympanum in connect with supratympanic fold; ventral skin texture smooth with granules on the surface of abdomen; pectoral gland large, closer to axilla; single large femoral gland on rear of thigh.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="142" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Measurements of holotype (in mm).</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">SVL 30.8, HDL 11.9, HDW 11.7, SNT 3.5, IND 3.0, IOD 2.8, ED 3.5, TD 1.8, TED 1.7, HND 8.5, RAD 7.2, FTL 21.8, TIB 15.1</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="29" pageNumber="142" type="coloration of holotype in life">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Coloration of holotype in life.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">
|
||
(Fig. 9
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="A–C">A-C</normalizedToken>
|
||
) Dorsal surface reddish brown, with a distinct and dark triangular marking with yellow edges between eyes. Hindlimb with broad black transverse bands. A dark brown vertical band below the eye. Canthus rostralis and supratympanic fold white. Horn-like tubercle at the edge of the upper eyelid yellow. Surface of throat and chest dark brown, with scarlet marbling, posterior region of abdomen white. Ventral surface of limbs brown with white spots and patches. Ventral surface of hand and foot brown, inner and outer metatarsal tubercles and inner metacarpal tubercle pink. Pectoral and femoral glands white. Iris reddish brown.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption pageId="29" pageNumber="142">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">
|
||
Figure 9.
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="142" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. in life:
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="A–C">A-C</normalizedToken>
|
||
SYS a002625, male holotype D SYS a002610, female paratype E, F SYS a002611, female paratype.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection lastPageId="30" lastPageNumber="143" pageId="29" pageNumber="142" type="coloration of holotype in preservative">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="29" pageNumber="142">Coloration of holotype in preservative.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph lastPageId="30" lastPageNumber="143" pageId="29" pageNumber="142">
|
||
Dorsum dark brown, markings on dorsal surface became indistinct, transverse bands on limbs became dark grey and became more
|
||
<pageBreakToken pageId="30" pageNumber="143" start="start">distinct</pageBreakToken>
|
||
. Surface of throat and chest light brown, posterior region of abdomen light yellow, ventral surface of limbs light brown, inner and outer metatarsal tubercles and inner metacarpal tubercle light yellow, all marbling, colored spots and patches absent.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="30" pageNumber="143" type="variation">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">Variation.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">Measurement data of type series are listed in Table 8.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
All paratypes are very similar to holotype in morphology and color pattern. However, dorsal surface yellowish brown in female paratypes SYS a004798, 4801, 4804, markings on dorsal skin indistinct in male paratypes SYS a004777/CIB110011 and SYS a004796, and female paratypes SYS a002610 (Fig. 9D), 4797, 4799, presence of a rectangle marking on central back of trunk in the female paratype SYS a002611 (Fig. 9
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="E–F">E-F</normalizedToken>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
Table 8. Measurements (in mm; minimum-maximum, mean
|
||
<normalizedToken originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
SD) of the type series of
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<table pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<th colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="2">Species</th>
|
||
<th colspan="2" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov.
|
||
</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<th colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">Males (n = 4)</th>
|
||
<th colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">Females (n = 9)</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">SVL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HDL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HDW</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">SNT</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">IND</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">IOD</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">ED</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TD</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TED</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HND</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">RAD</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">FTL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TIB</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HDLSVL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HDWSVL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HDWHDL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">SNTHDL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">SNTSVL</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">INDHDW</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">IODHDW</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">EDHDL</td>
|
||
</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">EDSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TDED</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TEDTD</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">HNDSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">RADSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">TIBSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" rowspan="1">FTLSVL</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="30" pageNumber="143" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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The specific epithet
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“wugongensis”">"wugongensis"</normalizedToken>
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is in reference to the type locality of the new species in the Wugong Mountains. We propose the common English name "Wugongshan Horned Toad" and Chinese name "Wu Gong Shan Jiao Chan (
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<normalizedToken originalValue="武功山角蟾)”">武功山角蟾)"</normalizedToken>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="31" lastPageNumber="144" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="30" pageNumber="143">Distribution and habits.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="31" lastPageNumber="144" pageId="30" pageNumber="143">
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Currently,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="30" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. is known from the type locality, Yangshimu Scenic Area, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province at approximate 550 m a.s.l., Wugongshan Scenic Area,
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Ji’an">Ji'an</normalizedToken>
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City, Jiangxi Province at approximate
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<pageBreakToken pageId="31" pageNumber="144" start="start">1050</pageBreakToken>
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-1080 m a.s.l., all located in the Luoxiao Mountains in eastern China. All specimens were collected on leaf litter near a stream in the bamboo forest, males were not heard calling. In consideration of the invisible nuptial pad and nuptial spines in all male specimens and the undeveloped fallopian tubes in all female specimens, the breeding season of
|
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<taxonomicName lsidName="M. wugongensis" pageId="31" pageNumber="144" rank="species" species="wugongensis">M. wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
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sp. nov. still remains unknown. Tadpoles were not observed.
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||
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Megophryidae" genus="Megophrys" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megophrys wugongensis" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="144" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wugongensis">Megophrys wugongensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. is sympatric with
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. jinggangensis" pageId="31" pageNumber="144" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">M. jinggangensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
in all localities.
|
||
</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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