A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China
The Nidirana Dubois, 1992 exhibit a ubiquitous presence in East and Southeast Asia, spanning from Japan west to southern China and from northern Thailand to northern Vietnam and Laos in the south. The taxonomic categorisations pertaining to this genus continue to be a subject of debate, particularly...
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| description | The Nidirana Dubois, 1992 exhibit a ubiquitous presence in East and Southeast Asia, spanning from Japan west to southern China and from northern Thailand to northern Vietnam and Laos in the south. The taxonomic categorisations pertaining to this genus continue to be a subject of debate, particularly with regard to those species that possess broad geographical distributions. In China, 18 species of Nidirana are currently recognised.We describe a new species of this genus from south-western China. Mitochondrial 16S and COⅠ gene phylogenetic analyses support the new species as an independent clade nested within the Nidirana. The new species is phylogenetically close to N. yaoica, with a genetic distance of 2.5% from its sister taxon. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from congeners by a combination of the following characteristics: males relatively small (SVL 41.8-43.3 mm); lateroventral grooves present on both fingers and toes; relative finger length Ⅱ < Ⅰ < Ⅳ < Ⅲ; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching to the level of the eye or nostril; a pair of external subgular vocal sacs in males; one single nuptial pad on the dorsal surface of the base of the first finger in males during the breeding season; webbing formula I 1/2 - 1 II 1/2 - 2 III 1 - 2½ IV 2 - 1V. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fa87355078a4361ac69aac1aa378ed32023-05-12T08:11:03ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282023-05-011112010.3897/BDJ.11.e101986101986A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, ChinaQi Ma0Zhijian Wang1Chongqing Museum of Natural HistoryState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, School of Life Sciences, Southwest UniversityThe Nidirana Dubois, 1992 exhibit a ubiquitous presence in East and Southeast Asia, spanning from Japan west to southern China and from northern Thailand to northern Vietnam and Laos in the south. The taxonomic categorisations pertaining to this genus continue to be a subject of debate, particularly with regard to those species that possess broad geographical distributions. In China, 18 species of Nidirana are currently recognised.We describe a new species of this genus from south-western China. Mitochondrial 16S and COⅠ gene phylogenetic analyses support the new species as an independent clade nested within the Nidirana. The new species is phylogenetically close to N. yaoica, with a genetic distance of 2.5% from its sister taxon. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from congeners by a combination of the following characteristics: males relatively small (SVL 41.8-43.3 mm); lateroventral grooves present on both fingers and toes; relative finger length Ⅱ < Ⅰ < Ⅳ < Ⅲ; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching to the level of the eye or nostril; a pair of external subgular vocal sacs in males; one single nuptial pad on the dorsal surface of the base of the first finger in males during the breeding season; webbing formula I 1/2 - 1 II 1/2 - 2 III 1 - 2½ IV 2 - 1V.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101986/download/pdf/Chongqing Municipalitymitochondrial DNAmorphol |
| spellingShingle | Qi Ma Zhijian Wang A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China Biodiversity Data Journal Chongqing Municipality mitochondrial DNA morphol |
| title | A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China |
| title_full | A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China |
| title_short | A new species of Nidirana Dubois, 1992 (Anura, Ranidae) from Chongqing Municipality, China |
| title_sort | new species of nidirana dubois 1992 anura ranidae from chongqing municipality china |
| topic | Chongqing Municipality mitochondrial DNA morphol |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101986/download/pdf/ |
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