Ke JIANG,Fang YAN,Chatmongkon SUWANNAPOOM,et al.A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Northern Thailand[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2013,4(2):100-108.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00100]
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

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2013 VoI.4 No.2
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100-108
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Original Article
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2013-06-25

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Title:
A New Species of the Genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Northern Thailand
Author(s):
Ke JIANG1 Fang YAN12 Chatmongkon SUWANNAPOOM13 Siriwadee CHOMDEJ3 and Jing CHE1*
1 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China.
2 Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China.
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
Keywords:
Anura new species molecular phylogenetics Doi Saket Thailand
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DOI:
10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00100
Abstract:
A new species of the genus Leptolalax is described from Doi Saket, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: 1) adult size large (male SVL 45.8?52.5 mm); 2) tympanum distinct; 3) skin of dorsal surface mostly smooth, with distinct tubercles on dorsal and lateral parts of the body; 4) ventrolateral glandular ridge distinct and complete; 5) lateral body and groin covered with dark brown or black spots; 6) throat, chest, and belly nearly immaculate white; and 7) bi-colored iris, upper one-third golden, and lower two-thirds gray. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial 16S rRNA further distinguishes it from its congeners for which sequences are available.

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