A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China
In this study, we describe a new species of the species-rich genus Leptobrachella , Leptobrachella yachangensis sp. nov. , from northwestern Guangxi, China, based on a combination of molecular and morphological data. The new species is a sister taxon to L. wumingensis Chen, Peng, Li & Yu, 2023, with discrete, diagnostic differences from all other congeners. We also discussed the phenomenon and causes of the high diversity within this genus as well as the conservation of its congeners.
Authors
- Yun-Ming Mo
- Xiao‐Wen Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-2862)
- Jian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-7767)
- Hao-Tian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2415-3234)
- Zhenhai Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0614-1929)
- Zhao‐Chi Zeng
- Zhong Huang
- Zhiwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0939-3272)
Institutions
- Hainan Normal University (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Museum (CN)
- Jiangxi Province Forestry Survey Planning Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Herpetozoa
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00