Description of a New Species of <italic>Rana</italic> (Anura: Ranidae) from Zhejiang, China Based on Morphological and Molecular Data

<p indent="0mm"> <?A3B2 tlb=14.7pt?>We described a new species of <italic>Rana</italic> (Anura: Ranidae) from Zhejiang, China, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The new species, <italic>Rana minuscula</italic> <bold>sp. nov.</bold> clusters with <italic> R</italic>. <italic>ulma</italic>, <italic>R</italic>. <italic>kobai</italic> and <italic>R</italic>. <italic>tsushimensis</italic> and can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size small, snout-vent length less than <sc>40 mm</sc> in adults; dorsolateral fold narrow and slightly curved, extending from above temporal fold to groin, not connecting to posterior corner of eye; vocal sac absent; tibiotarsal articulation extends forward to anterior corner of eye; lateroventral grooves absent; nuptial pad present and divided into two groups: the larger part is nearly rectangular and close to the tip of finger I and the basal part is smaller and round. <?A3B2 tlb?>