A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog ( Limnonectes , Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand

A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog ( Limnonectes , Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand

A new species of the dicroglossid frog genus is described from recent and historical museum specimens collected in central and southern Laos and northeastern Thailand. has males that bear a caruncle on top of the head, and most closely resembles from adjacent southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. H...

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Veröffentlicht in:ZooKeys 2019-05, Vol.846 (3), p.133-156
Hauptverfasser: Phimmachak, Somphouthone, Richards, Stephen J, Sivongxay, Niane, Seateun, Sengvilay, Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy, Makchai, Sunchai, Som, Hannah E, Stuart, Bryan L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amphibians
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Discovery and exploration
DNA
Frogs
Identification and classification
Laos
Limnonectes
Limnonectes dabanus
Mitochondrial DNA
Molecular Systematics
New species
Physical characteristics
Taxonomy
Thailand
Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of the dicroglossid frog genus is described from recent and historical museum specimens collected in central and southern Laos and northeastern Thailand. has males that bear a caruncle on top of the head, and most closely resembles from adjacent southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. However, the new species is readily distinguished from , and all other caruncle-bearing species of in mainland Southeast Asia, by its adult and larval morphology, mitochondrial DNA, and advertisement call. Its description brings the total number of caruncle-bearing species of to six.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.846.33200