云南树蛙科一新种——普洱泛树蛙

A NEW SPECIES OF THE FAMILY RHACOPHORIDAE FROM YUNNAN—? 玃OLYPEDATES PUERENSIS

１９９６ 年５ 月在云南普洱采到１１ 号树蛙科标本， 经研究鉴定订为新种普洱泛树蛙， 在形态上它与杜氏泛树蛙相近， 但有较大差异。

This paper records a new species of the family Rhacophoridae from Yunnan,China. Polypedates puerensis sp.nov. Holotype:YU 96606,an adult male,Banshan,Puer County,Yunnan,China,altitude 2 000m,May 11,1996.The geographical situation is 22°54′N,101°21′E。 Allotype:YU 96604,an adult female,May 11,1996.Paratypes:8 adult males and an adult female,May 11,1996.Allotype and paratype specimens were collected from the same locality as the holotype.All the types are kept in the Department of Biology,Yunnan University,Kunming. Diagnosis:The new species is closely related to Polypedates dugritei David,but differs from the latter by having:(1)no tubercles as sawtooth on the outer margin of arms and tarsus;(2)the outer metatarsal tubercles absent;(3)4th digital web not reaching its tip;(4)the tibiotarsal articulation obviously not reaching the tympanum;(5) the heels just meeting each other;(6) the disks on tip of fingers larger than those on tip of toes;(7)dorsum of body with less rounded or semi-rounded,brownish red spots.