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<mods:title>A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi, China</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Li, Jing</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Liu, Shuo</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, College of Life Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Yu, Guohua</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:nameIdentifier type="email">yugh2018@126.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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<mods:namePart>Sun, Tao</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:nameIdentifier type="email">suntao9658@126.com</mods:nameIdentifier>
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<mods:date>2022</mods:date>
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<mods:number>2022-08-12</mods:number>
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<mods:number>1117</mods:number>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787</mods:identifier>
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<treatment LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:66C47824-DE9B-4EA7-AFF1-CFBA0F8D239E" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C1D0BC5B96C958898B44C37AAFCD3449" lastPageNumber="123" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<taxonomicName LSID="https://zoobank.org/66C47824-DE9B-4EA7-AFF1-CFBA0F8D239E" authority="Li & Liu & Yu & Sun, 2022" authorityName="Li & Liu & Yu & Sun" authorityYear="2022" class="Amphibia" family="Rhacophoridae" genus="Rhacophorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rhacophorus napoensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="napoensis" status="sp. nov.">Rhacophorus napoensis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="123">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Dorsal views (a) and ventral views (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative. Ventral view (c) of R. rhodopus from type locality (090142) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726860" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Figs 4</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Ventral view of hand (a) and foot (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726861" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">, 5</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Right armpit and flank view (a) and the left armpit and flank view (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726862" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">, 6</figureCitation>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<materialsCitation accessionNumber="YU000172" collectingDate="2019-03-25" country="China" county="Napo County" elevation="1032" latitude="23.022223" location="Shuo Liu" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="105.84945" municipality="Autonomous Region" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang" typeStatus="Holotype">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
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.
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GXNU
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<accessionNumber httpUri="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/YU000172">YU000172</accessionNumber>
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, adult male, collected on
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<collectingDate value="2019-03-25">25 March 2019</collectingDate>
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by
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:C1D0BC5B96C958898B44C37AAFCD3449:A896400F042D10EDDF797DDE28ED5F0B" country="China" county="Napo County" latitude="23.022223" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="105.84945" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Shuo Liu" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Shuo Liu</location>
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from
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<collectingCounty>Napo County</collectingCounty>
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,
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:C1D0BC5B96C958898B44C37AAFCD3449:6DA6FF356CCCCE18C340A140A231746F" country="China" county="Napo County" latitude="23.022223" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="105.84945" municipality="Autonomous Region" name="Baise City" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang">Baise City</location>
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<collectingRegion country="China" name="Guangxi">Guangxi Zhuang</collectingRegion>
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<collectingMunicipality>Autonomous Region</collectingMunicipality>
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,
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<collectingCountry name="China">China</collectingCountry>
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(
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<geoCoordinate degrees="23" direction="north" minutes="1" orientation="latitude" precision="15" seconds="20" value="23.022223">23°1'20"N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate degrees="105" direction="east" minutes="50" orientation="longitude" precision="15" seconds="58" value="105.84945">105°50'58"E</geoCoordinate>
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, ca
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<elevation metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.032" unit="m" value="1032.0">
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<quantity metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.032" unit="m" value="1032.0">1032 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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)
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<materialsCitation accessionNumber="YU000169, YU000170, YU000171, YU000173" collectingDate="2022-01-01" collectingDateMax="2022-12-31" collectingDateMin="2022-01-01" country="China" specimenCount="four" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Guangxi" typeStatus="Paratypes">
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GXNU
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<accessionNumber httpUri="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/YU000169">YU000169</accessionNumber>
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, GXNU
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<accessionNumber httpUri="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/YU000170">YU000170</accessionNumber>
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, GXNU
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<accessionNumber httpUri="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/YU000171">YU000171</accessionNumber>
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and GXNU
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<accessionNumber httpUri="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/YU000173">YU000173</accessionNumber>
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<specimenCount type="adult">four adult</specimenCount>
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males, collected at the same time as the
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<typeStatus>holotype</typeStatus>
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from the type locality by Shuo Liu
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The specific epithet is named for the type locality. We suggest the English common name as "Napo tree frog" and the Chinese common name as
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“那坡树蛙”">"那坡树蛙"</normalizedToken>
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.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Morphologically, there are the following differences between Napo County specimens and other species belonging to
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Kuhl & Van Hasselt" authorityYear="1822" class="Amphibia" family="Rhacophoridae" genus="Rhacophorus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rhacophorus" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Rhacophorus</emphasis>
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: (1) Medium body size (adult males SVL 38.6-43.6 mm); (2) snout pointed, projecting beyond margin of lower jaw in ventral view, and the tip has a distinct bulge; (3) tympanum distinct, rounded; (4) maxillary teeth distinct; (5) tongue cordiform, notably notched posteriorly; (6) external single subgular vocal sac; (7) the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the snout; (8) TIL longer than FL and slightly longer than half of SVL; (9) entire web between fingers and toes; (10) single inner metatarsal tubercle, flat; (11) banding exists in dorsal surface of limbs posterior part of dorsum; (12) two to three black spots at axillary region; (13) web is not black; and (14) dorsal color hoary with numerous black spots when the species is kept in preservative.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Description of holotype.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Adult male, body size medium (SVL 38.6 mm); head width (HW 15.0 mm) longer than head length (HL 14.7 mm); snout pointed, longer than diameter of eye (ED 5.8 mm), protruding from the margin of the lower jaw; canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region oblique; nostril small, closer to eye than to tip of snout; internasal space (INS 4.9 mm) longer than interorbital space (IOS 4.2 mm) and width of upper eyelid (UEW 4.3 mm); interorbital space (IOS 4.2 mm) almost equal to width of upper eyelid (UEW 4.3 mm); pineal ocellus absent; pupil horizontal; tympanum distinct, rounded, diameter of tympanum (TD 3.4 mm) longer than half eye diameter (ED 5.8 mm), internasal space (INS 4.9 mm) and half interorbital space (IOS 4.2 mm); supratympanic fold distinct; vomerine teeth present; maxillary teeth distinct; tongue cordiform, attached anteriorly, notably notched posteriorly; choanae oval; external single subgular vocal sac, vocal sac opening at the bottom of the mouth on either side.</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726860" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Figure 4.</emphasis>
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Dorsal views (
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) and ventral views (
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) of the holotype of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. napoensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="napoensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. napoensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (GXNU YU000172) in preservative. Ventral view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">c</emphasis>
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) of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. rhodopus" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rhodopus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. rhodopus</emphasis>
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from type locality (090142) in preservative.
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Forelimbs stubby, length of lower arm and hand (LAHL 18.2 mm) shorter than snout-vent length (SVL 38.6 mm); fingers short, relative length of fingers: I <II <IV <III; tips of all fingers expanded into discs; entire web between fingers; subarticular tubercles prominent and rounded, formula 1, 1, 2, 2; supernumerary tubercles below the base of finger absent; single thenar (inner metacarpal) tubercle large, oval, distinct (Fig.
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).
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Hindlimbs long and thin, tibia length (TIL 19.6 mm) longer than thigh length (THL 18.8 mm) and foot length (FL 17.6 mm), tibiotarsal articulation reaches the snout; when the legs are at right angles to the body, the heels overlap; relative length of toes is I <II <III <V <IV; tips of all toes expanded into discs; entire web between toes; subarticular tubercles prominent and rounded, formula 1, 1, 2, 3, 2; supernumerary tubercle below the base of toe absent; single inner metatarsal tubercle, flat (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Figure 5.</emphasis>
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Ventral view of hand (
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) and foot (
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) of the holotype of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. napoensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="napoensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. napoensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (GXNU YU000172) in preservative.
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The skin of throat, ventral part of tibia, foot and tarsus smooth; the skin of chest, venter, vent and thigh rough and granular; some warts are found around the vent and flanks; dermal fringe along joint, vent and the outer sides of limbs (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Dorsal views (a) and ventral views (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative. Ventral view (c) of R. rhodopus from type locality (090142) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726860" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">4b</figureCitation>
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); three black spots at the right armpit (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Right armpit and flank view (a) and the left armpit and flank view (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726862" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">6a</figureCitation>
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), and two black spots at the left armpit (Fig.
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).
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726862" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Figure 6.</emphasis>
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Right armpit and flank view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">a</emphasis>
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) and the left armpit and flank view (
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) of the holotype of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. napoensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="napoensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. napoensis</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (GXNU YU000172) in preservative.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Color of holotype in preservative</emphasis>
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Dorsal color hoary with numerous black spots; horizontal banding on dorsum and dorsal surface of limbs (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Dorsal views (a) and ventral views (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative. Ventral view (c) of R. rhodopus from type locality (090142) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726860" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">4a</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Male secondary sexual characteristics</emphasis>
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.
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</emphasis>
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No nuptial pad and lineae masculinae were observed.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="morphological variation">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Morphological variation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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The morphological measurement and the number of dark spots at axillary region of the holotype and paratypes are shown in Table
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<tableCitation captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="T2" captionText="Table 2. Measurements (mm) and the number of dark spots (left, right, total) at axillary region of R. napoensis sp. nov. from Napo County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China and R. rhodopus from Caiyanghe Nature Reserve, Simao District, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. Abbreviations defined in Materials and methods." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/94263D949F6ED64280D74D9448D0B34D" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" tableUuid="94263D949F6ED64280D74D9448D0B34D">2</tableCitation>
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. The total number of dark spots at axillary region varies between individuals, and the number of dark spots on the left and right axillary region also varies. Because all specimens are male, sexual dimorphism cannot be determined.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Distribution and ecology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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The new species was found near several large rocks in the bushes, 306 m southeast of Nongyao, Napo County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Habitat of R. napoensis sp. nov. at the type locality." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726863" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">7</figureCitation>
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). Vocal recordings and tadpoles of this new species were not collected.
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726863" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Figure 7.</emphasis>
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Habitat of
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. napoensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="napoensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. napoensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. at the type locality.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="123" type="comparisons">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">Comparisons.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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The new species is obviously distinguishable from most of the closely-related species including
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. norhayatii" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="norhayatii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. norhayatii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. reinwardtii" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reinwardtii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. reinwardtii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. kio" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kio">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. kio</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. borneensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borneensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. borneensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. helenae" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. helenae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by smaller body size (SVL of adult males 38.6-43.6 mm vs. 64.7 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. norhayatii" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="norhayatii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. norhayatii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, 41.1-52.5 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. reinwardtii" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reinwardtii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. reinwardtii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, 70.5 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. kio" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kio">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. kio</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, 50.9 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. borneensis" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="borneensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. borneensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, and 72.3-85.5 mm in
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. helenae" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. helenae</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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) and lack of black coloration on the webs (vs. webs between toes black).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="123">
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The new species differs from
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. rhodopus" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rhodopus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. rhodopus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by head width greater than head length (vs. head length almost equal to head width), snout pointed and the tip has a distinct bulge (vs. snout oblique and pointed) (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Dorsal views (a) and ventral views (b) of the holotype of R. napoensis sp. nov. (GXNU YU 000172) in preservative. Ventral view (c) of R. rhodopus from type locality (090142) in preservative." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.85787.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/726860" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">4</figureCitation>
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), tongue cordiform, notably notched posteriorly (vs. tongue narrow and long, deeply notched posteriorly), external single subgular vocal sac (vs. internal single subgular vocal sac), the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the snout (vs. the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the eye), tibia length is slightly greater than half of snout-vent length (vs. tibia length is about half of snout-vent length), two to three black spots at axillary region (vs. one black or dark round spot at axillary region); and from
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<taxonomicName class="Amphibia" genus="R." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="R. bipunctatus" order="Anura" pageId="0" pageNumber="123" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bipunctatus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="123">R. bipunctatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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by head width greater than head length (vs. head length almost equal to head width), snout pointed, and the tip has a distinct bulge (vs. snout broad and pointed), loreal region oblique (vs. loreal region concave), tympanum distinct (vs. tympanum indistinct), maxillary teeth distinct (vs. tooth-like projection on maxilla absent), tongue cordiform, notably notched posteriorly (vs. tongue medium size, round, slight notched posteriorly, median lingual process absent), slender toes (vs. toes rather short, thin), tibia length is slightly greater than half of snout-vent length (vs. tibia length is slightly less than half of snout-vent length), two to three black spots at axillary region (vs. one big and one small black spot at axillary region).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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