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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.812.29956" ID-GBIF-Dataset="ece6e00d-966b-4943-948c-2a48036032ed" ID-PMC="PMC6328530" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-812-133" ID-PubMed="30636913" ID-ZBK="300CC330F5B34E0E8FC03BF0117A6E36" ModsDocAuthor="" ModsDocDate="2019" ModsDocID="1313-2970-812-133" ModsDocOrigin="ZooKeys 812" ModsDocTitle="Description of two cryptic species of the Amolopsricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China" checkinTime="1546610368562" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Huang, Lin-Sheng, Wang, Jian, Li, Yuan-Qiu, Chen, Hong-Hui, Qi, Shuo & Wang, Ying-Yong" docDate="2019" docId="87F15C189A631A5C2555E40AA978A7BF" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 812: 133-156" docOrigin="ZooKeys 812" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.812.29956" docTitle="Amolops sinensis Lyu, Wang & Wang, sp. n." docType="treatment" docUuid="DF35246E-39C3-46E7-8C16-F2ACD366C01C" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="5" lastPageNumber="143" masterDocId="FF8EFFFEFFA06F43FFD3FFB1FFF6FFB9" masterDocTitle="Description of two cryptic species of the Amolopsricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China" masterLastPageNumber="156" masterPageNumber="133" pageNumber="138" updateTime="1668166679905" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Description of two cryptic species of the Amolopsricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Lyu, Zhi-Tong</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Huang, Lin-Sheng</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Wang, Jian</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Li, Yuan-Qiu</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Chen, Hong-Hui</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Qi, Shuo</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Wang, Ying-Yong</mods:namePart>
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<mods:date>2019</mods:date>
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<mods:number>812</mods:number>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.812.29956</mods:identifier>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="154126700" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:DF35246E-39C3-46E7-8C16-F2ACD366C01C" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/87F15C189A631A5C2555E40AA978A7BF" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="143" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/DF35246E-39C3-46E7-8C16-F2ACD366C01C" authority="Lyu, Wang & Wang" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis Lyu, Wang & Wang</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="5" pageNumber="138">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection pageId="5" pageNumber="138" type="chresonymy">
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Chresonymy.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops ricketti" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ricketti">Amolops ricketti</taxonomicName>
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(Boulenger, 1899):
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<bibRefCitation pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Fei et al. 2009</bibRefCitation>
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(Hengshan, Hunan);
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<bibRefCitation pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Li et al. 2011</bibRefCitation>
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(Guangdong);
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<bibRefCitation pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Fei et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
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(Guangxi; Hengshan, Hunan).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="5" pageNumber="138" type="holotype">
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Holotype.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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SYS a007107 (Fig. 3), adult male, collected by Hong-Hui Chen (HHC) and Yuan-Qiu Li (YQL) on 22 June 2018 from Qianjin (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="555" value="24.49">24.49N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="555" value="113.11">113.11E</geoCoordinate>
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; ca 510 m a.s.l.), Shimentai Nature Reserve, Guangdong.
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<caption pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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Figure 3. Morphological features of the adult male holotype SYS a007107 of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. in life. A Dorsolateral view B Ventral view C A longitudinal glandular folds on skin of shoulder D Beige nuptial pad and nuptial spines E Left hand F Left foot.
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<subSubSection pageId="5" pageNumber="138" type="paratypes">
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Paratypes.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Ten adult specimens. Male SYS a007105, 7106 and 7108, and female SYS a007109, collected at the same time from the same stream as holotype. Female SYS a004165/CIB 110004, collected by Zhi-Tong Lyu (ZTL) and YQL on 26 July 2015 from Hengshitang, Shimentai Nature Reserve, Guangdong. Male SYS a005710 and female SYS a005712, collected by ZTL and Jian Wang (JW) on 8 April 2017 from Mt. Nankun, Guangdong. Male SYS a005089, collected by JW on 18 July 2016 from Mt. Dupangling, Guangxi. Female SYS a007268, collected by ZTL and Yu-Long Li on 21 June 2018 from Mt. Yangming, Hunan. Female SYS a004257, collected by ZTL and JW on 19 August 2015 from Mt. Hengshan, Hunan.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Other examined material.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Juvenile SYS a004722 (Fig. 4A), collected by ZTL, JW and YQL on 1 May 2016 from the same stream as holotype.</paragraph>
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Figure 4. A Juvenile SYS a004722 of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. in life B Female paratype SYS a007109 in life C Male paratype SYS a005710 in life, eating an earthworm.
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<paragraph pageId="5" pageNumber="138">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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The new species was assigned to genus
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Amolops</taxonomicName>
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and further to the
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. ricketti" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" rank="species" species="ricketti">A. ricketti</taxonomicName>
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group morphologically based on the absence of dorsolateral folds, the presence of a circummarginal groove on the disk of the first finger, the absence of tarsal glands, and the presence of nuptial pads with conical nuptial spines on the first finger in males.
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<paragraph lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="139" pageId="5" pageNumber="138">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="138" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) body stout and robust, SVL 40.2-46.5 (43.1
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2.2, n=6) mm in adult males, 47.7-52.7 (50.5
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2.0, n=5) mm in adult females; (2) dorsal body olive-brown to dark brown, with irregular light strip-shaped patches or not; (3) ventral surface creamy white or beige, with dark gray patches; (4) dorsal skin of body very rough, granular and scattered with conical tubercles and raised large warts in males; (5) vomerine teeth strong, tongue cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly; (6) absence of dorsolateral folds; (7) a longitudinal glandular fold on skin of shoulder on each side; (8) supernumerary tubercles below base of fingers III and IV indistinct; (9) heels overlapping; (10) absence of outer metatarsal tubercles and tarsal glands; (11) absence of vocal sacs; (12) nuptial pad on first finger prominent with beige spines in
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males; and (13) white conical spines present on skin of temporal region (including tympanum in several individuals) and loreal region in breeding males.
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="139">Description of holotype.</paragraph>
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Body stout, SVL 43.3 mm. Head width slightly smaller than head length (HDW/HDL = 1.04); snout short (SNT/HDL = 0.45) and rounded in profile, projecting beyond lower jaw; nostril closer to tip of snout than eye; loreal region concave; top of head flat; eye large (ED/HDL = 0.32) and convex; canthus rostralis distinct; pineal body distinct; tympanum small, edge distinct; tympanum-eye distance smaller than tympanum, TED/TD 0.90; supratympanic fold distinct,
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from back of eye and extending to shoulder, a well-developed gland on end of supratympanic fold; choanae moderate; vomerine teeth present; tongue cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly.
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Forelimbs moderately robust; hands moderately long (HND/SVL = 0.33); relative finger lengths I = II <IV <III; finger tips dilated to wide oval disks with circummarginal grooves, relative width of finger disks I <II <III = IV; subarticular tubercles prominent, rounded; supernumerary tubercles below base of fingers III and IV indistinct, below base of fingers I and II absent; inner metacarpal tubercle small, outer metacarpal tubercle prominent and slightly separated; absence of webbing and presence of weak lateral fringes on fingers.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Hindlimbs long and robust (TIB/SVL = 0.60); tibio-tarsal articulation reaching tip of snout when hindlimb stretched alongside of body; relative toe lengths I <II <III = V <IV; tips of all toes expanded to well-developed oval discs with circummarginal grooves; subarticular tubercles oval and distinct; inner metatarsal tubercle prominent, elongated; outer metatarsal tubercles absent; toes fully webbed; lateral fringes of toes I and V developed; tarsal glands absent; heels overlapping when hindlimbs flexed at right angles to axis of body.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Dorsal skin of body rough, granular and scattered with raised tubercles and warts; underdeveloped conical spines on skin of loreal region and temporal region except tympanum; flanks very rough and granular with raised warts; dorsal limbs rough with numerous tubercles; several longitudinal dermal ridges on dorsal surfaces of thigh, tibia and tarsus; dorsolateral fold absent; a longitudinal glandular fold on skin of shoulder; posterior part of upper lip swollen; rictal gland prominent and ellipsoidal, posterior to corner of mouth.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Ventral surface slightly wrinkled with granules; ventral surface of hand smooth, ventral surface of foot granular; large warts surrounding cloaca.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="7" pageNumber="140" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Measurements of holotype</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">(in mm).SVL 43.3; HDL 15.4, HDW 16.0; SNT 6.9; IND 6.2; IOD 4.3; ED 4.9; TD 1.9; TED 1.7; HND 14.3; RAD 9.4; FTL 36.9; TIB 26.0; F3W 2.9; T4W 2.9.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Color of holotype in life.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Dorsal body olive-brown with irregular light yellow patches; longitudinal glands on occipital region light yellow; warts on flanks dark or grayish white; irregular dark patches on dorsal surface of forearms, distinct dark transverse bars on dorsal surface of lower arms and hindlimbs; dorsal discs of digits brown or white; nuptial pads and nuptial spines beige; posterior edge of upper lip and rictal gland light maize-yellow; throat and chest creamy white; belly beige; several dark gray mottling on surface of throat, chest and anterior part of abdomen; ventral surfaces of limbs gray pink grounding; ventral hands and feet dark grey; warts around cloaca yellowish white tubercles and olive-brown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Color of holotype in preservative.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="140">Dorsal surface dark brown with irregular gray patches, transverse bars on limbs more distinct; longitudinal glands on occipital region more distinct; webs on toes gray, mottling with olive-brown; ventral surface grayish white, mottling on surface of throat, chest and anterior part of abdomen become more distinct; ventral surface of limbs beige.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Measurements of type series specimens are given in Table 3. All specimens are very similar in morphology except that: dorsal skin dark brown without any patterns in SYS a007109 (Fig. 4B); skin of tympanum with white conical spines in SYS a005710 (Fig. 4C); nuptial spines are conical in SYS a005710; tibia-tarsal articulation reaching forward to the loreal region in SYS a004257, 5712, 7109 and 7268.</paragraph>
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Table 3. Measurements (in mm; minimum-maximum, mean
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sp. n. and
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sp. n.
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">HDLSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">HDWSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">HDWHDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">SNTHDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">SNTSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">INDHDW</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">IODHDW</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">EDHDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">EDSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">TDED</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">TEDTD</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">HNDSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">RADSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">FTLSVL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rowspan="1">TIBSVL</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="8" pageNumber="141" type="sexual dimorphism">
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Sexual dimorphism.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. possesses distinct sexual dimorphism: (1) larger body size in females with SVL 47.7-52.7 mm (vs. SVL 40.2-46.5 mm in males); (2) beige nuptial spines on beige nuptial pads in breeding males; (3) dense white conical spines present on skin of temporal region and loreal region in males during breeding season (vs. absent in females); and (4) females bearing light yellow oocytes.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="143" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" type="comparisons">
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">Comparisons.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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The character of longitudinal glandular folds on skin of shoulders makes
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. unique when compared with all known congeners within the genus. The new species is further compared with the four recognized species of the
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. ricketti" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="ricketti">A. ricketti</taxonomicName>
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species group below (Fig. 5).
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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Figure 5. Comparisons of morphological characteristics among species in the
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops ricketti" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ricketti">Amolops ricketti</taxonomicName>
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group. A
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. sinensis" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="sinensis">A. sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. B
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. yatseni" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="yatseni">A. yatseni</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. C
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. albispinus" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="albispinus">A. albispinus</taxonomicName>
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D
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. ricketti" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="ricketti">A. ricketti</taxonomicName>
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E
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. wuyiensis" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="wuyiensis">A. wuyiensis</taxonomicName>
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F
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. yunkaiensis" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="yunkaiensis">A. yunkaiensis</taxonomicName>
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1 dorsolateral view 2 close-up of the head 3 ventral view of the hand 4 ventral view of the foot.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="141">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. was previously reported as
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. ricketti" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="ricketti">A. ricketti</taxonomicName>
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, but significantly differs from the topotype of
|
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. ricketti" pageId="8" pageNumber="141" rank="species" species="ricketti">A. ricketti</taxonomicName>
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by the presence of longitudinal glandular folds on the skin of the shoulders (vs. absent), large raised warts on the dorsal surface of body (vs. relatively smooth), the presence of white conical spines on skin of temporal region and loreal region in breeding males (vs. absent), and nuptial pad and nuptial spines beige (vs. white).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="143" pageId="9" pageNumber="142">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="9" pageNumber="142" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="9" pageNumber="142" start="start">Amolops</pageBreakToken>
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sinensis
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is phylogenetically close to
|
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. albispinus" pageId="9" pageNumber="142" rank="species" species="albispinus">A. albispinus</taxonomicName>
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, but can be distinguished from the later by the presence of longitudinal glandular folds on the skin of the shoulders (vs. absent), the presence of supernumerary tubercles below the base of fingers III and IV (vs. absent), outer metacarpal tubercle slightly separated (vs. completely divided into two tubercles), pineal body distinct (vs. indistinct), ventral surface
|
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<pageBreakToken pageId="10" pageNumber="143" start="start">smooth</pageBreakToken>
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(vs. presence of tiny, transparent and dispersive conical spines on surface of chest in males), and nuptial spines beige (vs. white).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. can be easily distinguished from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. wuyiensis" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wuyiensis">A. wuyiensis</taxonomicName>
|
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by the presence of longitudinal glandular folds on skin of shoulders (vs. absent), vomerine teeth present (vs. absent), lacking vocal sacs (vs. present), and nuptial spines beige (vs. black).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. further differs from
|
|
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. yunkaiensis" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="yunkaiensis">A. yunkaiensis</taxonomicName>
|
|
by the presence of longitudinal glandular folds on the skin of the shoulders (vs. absent), larger body size, SVL 40.2-46.5 mm in adult males and 47.7-52.7 mm in adult females (vs. SVL 31.8-34.1 mm in males and 35.2-39.0 mm in females), vomerine teeth present (vs. absent), lacking vocal sacs (vs. present), and ventral surface smooth (vs. presence of tiny transparent spines on surface of chest).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="10" pageNumber="143" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">
|
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The specific name
|
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“sinensis”">"sinensis"</normalizedToken>
|
|
refers to
|
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“Chinese”">"Chinese"</normalizedToken>
|
|
, for this new species takes a wide distribution in southern China. We suggest its English common name "Chinese Torrent Frog" and Chinese name "Zhong Hua Tuan Wa (
|
|
<normalizedToken originalValue="中华湍蛙)”">中华湍蛙)"</normalizedToken>
|
|
.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="10" pageNumber="143" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">Distribution and habits.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">
|
|
Currently, the Chinese Torrent Frog is recognized from the Shimentai Nature Reserve and Mt. Nankun in Guangdong, Mt. Dupangling in Guangxi, and Mt. Yangming and Mt. Hengshan in Hunan, which indicates the potential distribution area of
|
|
<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. is from central Guangdong, to northeastern Guangxi and southwestern Hunan.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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<paragraph pageId="10" pageNumber="143">
|
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amolops" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Amolops sinensis" order="Anura" pageId="10" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinensis">Amolops sinensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. inhabits rocky, fast-flowing streams (ca 500-1300 m a.s.l.) surrounded by moist subtropical secondary evergreen broadleaved forests. All individuals were observed from April to August. Males bear nuptial spines from April to July; females bear mature light yellow oocytes from April to August. Nevertheless, much of the ecology and behavior of this species remains unknown.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |