Herpetozoa (May 2024)

First record of Amolops truongi Pham, Pham, Ngo, Sung, Ziegler & Le, 2023 (Anura, Ranidae) from China

  • Shuo Liu,
  • Mingzhong Mo,
  • Jimin Guo,
  • Yi Lu,
  • Wen Wang,
  • Wenxiang Zhang,
  • Dingqi Rao,
  • Song Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e121610
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 37
pp. 149 – 156

Abstract

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We report the first record of Amolops truongi Pham, Pham, Ngo, Sung, Ziegler & Le, 2023 from China, based on four specimens collected in Yunnan Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve. This species was previously known only from the type locality in north-western Vietnam. Morphologically, the specimens from China correspond to the original description of A. truongi with a few variations and, phylogenetically, they are clustered with the type specimens of A. truongi from Vietnam with strong support. In this study, we also provide an updated diagnosis of this species combining the original description and new data.