First records of Microhyla ninhthuanensis Hoang et al., 2021 (Anura, Microhylidae) from China, with implications for this species’ natural geographic distribution
We report Microhyla ninhthuanensis Hoang, Nguyen, Ninh, Luong, Pham, Nguyen, Orlov, Chen, Wang, Ziegler & Jiang, 2021 for the first time in China, from Zhuhai and Zhongshan, Guangdong, based on the molecular and morphological evidence. This extends its geographic range northward and eastward by over 550 km and 500 km, respectively. The hypothesis that this species may have been recently introduced into China through human activities is also discussed based on the haplotype network analysis.
Authors
- Xinyi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8107-1446)
- Shuo Qi
- Hao-Tian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2415-3234)
- Jiahui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6778-6764)
- Ying Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-7718)
- Han-Ming Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8244-1567)
- Ying-Yong Wang
- Zheng-Zheng Sun
- Seng-Leong Chan
- Jun-Huan Huang
Institutions
- Guangdong University of Technology (CN)
- Hainan Normal University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Zhaotong University (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Check List
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15560/22.2.179
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Higher Education Research Promotion
- National Supercomputer Centre in Guangzhou
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Viện Sinh thái và Tài nguyên sinh vật, Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam