Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species
Asian Mountain Toads (Ophryophryne) are a poorly known genus of mostly small-sized anurans from southeastern China and Indochina. To shed light on the systematics within this group, the most comprehensive mitochondrial DNA phylogeny for the genus to date is presented, and the taxonomy and biogeograp...
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| author | Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr. Tang Van Duong Nikolai L. Orlov Svetlana S. Gogoleva Anna B. Vassilieva Luan Thanh Nguyen Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen Sang Ngoc Nguyen Jing Che Stephen Mahony |
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| description | Asian Mountain Toads (Ophryophryne) are a poorly known genus of mostly small-sized anurans from southeastern China and Indochina. To shed light on the systematics within this group, the most comprehensive mitochondrial DNA phylogeny for the genus to date is presented, and the taxonomy and biogeography of this group is discussed. Complimented with extensive morphological data (including associated statistical analyses), molecular data indicates that the Langbian Plateau, in the southern Annamite Mountains, Vietnam, is one of the diversity centres of this genus where three often sympatric species of Ophryophryne are found, O. gerti, O. synoria and an undescribed species. To help resolve outstanding taxonomic confusion evident in literature (reviewed herein), an expanded redescription of O. gerti is provided based on the examination of type material, and the distributions of both O. gerti and O. synoria are considerably revised based on new locality records. We provide the first descriptions of male mating calls for all three species, permitting a detailed bioacoustics comparison of the species. We describe the new species from highlands of the northern and eastern Langbian Plateau, and distinguish it from its congeners by a combination of morphological, molecular and acoustic characters. The new species represents one of the smallest known members of the genus Ophryophryne. At present, the new species is known from montane evergreen forest between 700–2200 m a.s.l. We suggest the species should be considered Data Deficient following IUCN’s Red List categories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b277a7a43c7146ec808960202019e69d2022-12-22T02:40:40ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702017-05-016724912010.3897/zookeys.672.1062410624Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new speciesNikolay A. Poyarkov Jr.0Tang Van Duong1Nikolai L. Orlov2Svetlana S. Gogoleva3Anna B. Vassilieva4Luan Thanh Nguyen5Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen6Sang Ngoc Nguyen7Jing Che8Stephen Mahony9Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological CenterVietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyRussian Academy of SciencesJoint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological CenterRussian Academy of SciencesVietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyVietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyVietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesUniversity College DublinAsian Mountain Toads (Ophryophryne) are a poorly known genus of mostly small-sized anurans from southeastern China and Indochina. To shed light on the systematics within this group, the most comprehensive mitochondrial DNA phylogeny for the genus to date is presented, and the taxonomy and biogeography of this group is discussed. Complimented with extensive morphological data (including associated statistical analyses), molecular data indicates that the Langbian Plateau, in the southern Annamite Mountains, Vietnam, is one of the diversity centres of this genus where three often sympatric species of Ophryophryne are found, O. gerti, O. synoria and an undescribed species. To help resolve outstanding taxonomic confusion evident in literature (reviewed herein), an expanded redescription of O. gerti is provided based on the examination of type material, and the distributions of both O. gerti and O. synoria are considerably revised based on new locality records. We provide the first descriptions of male mating calls for all three species, permitting a detailed bioacoustics comparison of the species. We describe the new species from highlands of the northern and eastern Langbian Plateau, and distinguish it from its congeners by a combination of morphological, molecular and acoustic characters. The new species represents one of the smallest known members of the genus Ophryophryne. At present, the new species is known from montane evergreen forest between 700–2200 m a.s.l. We suggest the species should be considered Data Deficient following IUCN’s Red List categories.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10624 |
| spellingShingle | Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr. Tang Van Duong Nikolai L. Orlov Svetlana S. Gogoleva Anna B. Vassilieva Luan Thanh Nguyen Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen Sang Ngoc Nguyen Jing Che Stephen Mahony Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species ZooKeys |
| title | Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species |
| title_full | Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species |
| title_fullStr | Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species |
| title_short | Molecular, morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus Ophryophryne (Anura, Megophryidae) from Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with description of a new species |
| title_sort | molecular morphological and acoustic assessment of the genus ophryophryne anura megophryidae from langbian plateau southern vietnam with description of a new species |
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