Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species

We record <i>Amolopshimalayanus</i> (Boulenger, 1888) from China for the first time, based on one specimen collected from Yadong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China. Although the specimen from China is a juvenile, however, phylogenetically, it was clustered with the syntype of <i>A.himalayanus</i> and the specimens of this species from Nepal with strong support and the genetic distance between the specimen from China and the syntype of <i>A.himalayanus</i> was only 0.7% in 16S gene sequences. We provide a description of the juvenile specimen and, in addition, we provide reliable photos of this species in life for the first time.

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Biodiversity Data Journal
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2025-03-14
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https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e148957
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Amphibian and Reptile Biology
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Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species

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Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species

Hengying Wang, Shuo Liu, Mo Wang, Dingqi Rao, JiShan Wang
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Abstract

We record <i>Amolopshimalayanus</i> (Boulenger, 1888) from China for the first time, based on one specimen collected from Yadong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China. Although the specimen from China is a juvenile, however, phylogenetically, it was clustered with the syntype of <i>A.himalayanus</i> and the specimens of this species from Nepal with strong support and the genetic distance between the specimen from China and the syntype of <i>A.himalayanus</i> was only 0.7% in 16S gene sequences. We provide a description of the juvenile specimen and, in addition, we provide reliable photos of this species in life for the first time.

Biodiversity Data JournalVol. 13
Kunming Institute of Zoology (CN), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Southwest Forestry University (CN), State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
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