A new species of Bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes ) from southeastern Yunnan, China

In this study, based on morphological and molecular data, a new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China. Eleven samples of . were collected from Malipo County, southeastern Yunnan. This species can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of 13 morphological characters. Phylo...

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Published in:	ZooKeys 2023-02, Vol.1151 (1), p.47-65
Main Authors:	Huang, Junkai, Liu, Xiao Long, Du, Lingyun, Bernstein, Justin M, Liu, Shuo, Yang, Yun, Yu, Guohua, Wu, Zhengjun
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Amphibia Analysis Animalia Anura Asia Cenozoic China Seas Chordata Congeners Divergence Endangered & extinct species Ethanol Far East Field study Frogs Laboratories Molecular Systematics Morphology Morphology (Animals) Neogene New species Phylogenetics Phylogeny Reptiles & amphibians Rhacophoridae rRNA 16S Systematics Taxonomy Vertebrata Zoology
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Summary:	In this study, based on morphological and molecular data, a new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China. Eleven samples of . were collected from Malipo County, southeastern Yunnan. This species can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of 13 morphological characters. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene indicate that these individuals form a monophyletic group, and genetic divergence between this clade and its closest relatives is higher than 3.1%, which is comparable to the divergence between recognized species. The discovery of this new species suggests that additional extensive surveys in the southeastern Yunnan would yield more amphibian lineages yet unknown to science.
ISSN:	1313-2989 1313-2970