A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Lai Chau Province, Vietnam
We describe a new species, <i>Leptobrachellahuynhi</i> sp. nov., from Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by genetic divergences ranging from 3.62 to 18.51% (16S rRNA gene) and morphological differences: size medium (SVL 37.8-40.2 mm in adult females); head longer than wide; tympanum distinct; skin on entire dorsum shagreened; toes without webbing and with narrow lateral fringes; supratympanic ridge slightly rough with few nodules; dorsum grey-brown with indistinct dark brown markings; an interorbital region with a stacking double Y-shaped marking; centre of belly creamy-white, outer edges of belly brown with small whitish spots; iris copper. The new species is the 35<sup>th</sup> species of the genus <i>Leptobrachella</i> known from Vietnam.
Authors
- Truong Quang Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-0880)
- Chung Van Hoang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0709-974X)
- Cuong The Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-4526)
- Thomas Ziegler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-609X)
- Hoa Thi Ninh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8133-432X)
- Tao Thien Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5640-4536)
- Anh Mai Luong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-8214)
- Linh Lê
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Berlin Zoological Garden (DE)
- Forest Industry Research Institute (VN)
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e136491
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
- Viện Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam