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.
Authors
- Hengying Wang
- Shuo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7825-3006)
- Mo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3518-7368)
- Dingqi Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-1503)
- JiShan Wang
Institutions
- Kunming Institute of Zoology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Southwest Forestry University (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e148957
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00