A new music frog,Nidirana shiwandashanensis sp.nov.,is described from Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve,Shangsi County,Guangxi,China.Phylogenetic analysis based on mtDNA sequences indica tes tha t the new species i...A new music frog,Nidirana shiwandashanensis sp.nov.,is described from Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve,Shangsi County,Guangxi,China.Phylogenetic analysis based on mtDNA sequences indica tes tha t the new species is closest to N.guangxiensis.However,N.shiwandashanensis sp.nov.differs from its congeners based on morphological characters,molecular data,and bioacoustics.The advertisement calls are comprised of 6–8 double notes,which are distinct from its sister taxon,N.guangxiensis.Currently,the new species occurs in the evergreen forest at Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve between 500–600 m a.s.l.展开更多
A new species of the genus Occidozyga is reported from Southern Guangxi,China,based on morphological characters and molecular analyses.Morphological data revealed that the new species,Occidozyga shiwandashanensis sp.n...A new species of the genus Occidozyga is reported from Southern Guangxi,China,based on morphological characters and molecular analyses.Morphological data revealed that the new species,Occidozyga shiwandashanensis sp.nov.,differs from its congeners by a combination of the following characters:(1)medium body size(SVL 25.2−33.8 mm in males,34.9−38.9 mm in females);(2)pale brown dorsum with irregular pale dark spots,especially on head;(3)creamy white ventral surface with brown spots on lateral margin and throat;(4)tongue fleshy,rounded,without notch,(5)tympanum hidden;(6)finger webbing absent and toe webbing full,but fourth toe not webbed to discs;(7)tips of fingers pointed,tips of toes rounded,slightly expanded into disc.The new species occurs on Mt.Shiwandashan and inhabits montane evergreen forests at 500−600 m a.s.l.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32060116)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation,China (2020GXNSFDA238022).
文摘A new music frog,Nidirana shiwandashanensis sp.nov.,is described from Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve,Shangsi County,Guangxi,China.Phylogenetic analysis based on mtDNA sequences indica tes tha t the new species is closest to N.guangxiensis.However,N.shiwandashanensis sp.nov.differs from its congeners based on morphological characters,molecular data,and bioacoustics.The advertisement calls are comprised of 6–8 double notes,which are distinct from its sister taxon,N.guangxiensis.Currently,the new species occurs in the evergreen forest at Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve between 500–600 m a.s.l.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060116)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation,China(2020GXNSFDA238022)。
文摘A new species of the genus Occidozyga is reported from Southern Guangxi,China,based on morphological characters and molecular analyses.Morphological data revealed that the new species,Occidozyga shiwandashanensis sp.nov.,differs from its congeners by a combination of the following characters:(1)medium body size(SVL 25.2−33.8 mm in males,34.9−38.9 mm in females);(2)pale brown dorsum with irregular pale dark spots,especially on head;(3)creamy white ventral surface with brown spots on lateral margin and throat;(4)tongue fleshy,rounded,without notch,(5)tympanum hidden;(6)finger webbing absent and toe webbing full,but fourth toe not webbed to discs;(7)tips of fingers pointed,tips of toes rounded,slightly expanded into disc.The new species occurs on Mt.Shiwandashan and inhabits montane evergreen forests at 500−600 m a.s.l.
