Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China
Recent phylogenetic analysis encompassing multilocus nuclear-gene and matrilineal mtDNA genealogy has revealed a series of cryptic species of the subgenus Panophrys within genus Megophrys from southern and eastern China. This study demonstrates that the Panophrys specimens from the hilly areas among...
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| author | Zhi-Tong Lyu Yuan-Qiu Li Zhao-Chi Zeng Jian Zhao Zu-Yao Liu Guo-Xin Guo Ying-Yong Wang |
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| description | Recent phylogenetic analysis encompassing multilocus nuclear-gene and matrilineal mtDNA genealogy has revealed a series of cryptic species of the subgenus Panophrys within genus Megophrys from southern and eastern China. This study demonstrates that the Panophrys specimens from the hilly areas among Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan can be morphologically distinguished from all recognized congeners, thereby providing additional supports for the recognitions of four new species of Panophrys, namely Megophrys (Panophrys) mirabilis Lyu, Wang & Zhao, sp. nov. from northeastern Guangxi, Megophrys (Panophrys) shimentaina Lyu, Liu & Wang, sp. nov. from northern Guangdong, and Megophrys (Panophrys) xiangnanensis Lyu, Zeng & Wang, sp. nov. and Megophrys (Panophrys) yangmingensis Lyu, Zeng & Wang, sp. nov. from southern Hunan. The descriptions of these species take the number of Megophrys species to 101, 46 of which belong to the subgenus Panophrys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5d5717032f7482fb3466dd57c1d1f252022-12-21T23:16:13ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702020-06-0194210514010.3897/zookeys.942.4798347983Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern ChinaZhi-Tong Lyu0Yuan-Qiu Li1Zhao-Chi Zeng2Jian Zhao3Zu-Yao Liu4Guo-Xin Guo5Ying-Yong Wang6Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangdong Shimentai National Nature ReserveShenzhen Shuanghuamu Biological Technology Co., LTDShenzhen Shuanghuamu Biological Technology Co., LTDUniversity of BernGuangdong Shimentai National Nature ReserveSun Yat-sen UniversityRecent phylogenetic analysis encompassing multilocus nuclear-gene and matrilineal mtDNA genealogy has revealed a series of cryptic species of the subgenus Panophrys within genus Megophrys from southern and eastern China. This study demonstrates that the Panophrys specimens from the hilly areas among Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan can be morphologically distinguished from all recognized congeners, thereby providing additional supports for the recognitions of four new species of Panophrys, namely Megophrys (Panophrys) mirabilis Lyu, Wang & Zhao, sp. nov. from northeastern Guangxi, Megophrys (Panophrys) shimentaina Lyu, Liu & Wang, sp. nov. from northern Guangdong, and Megophrys (Panophrys) xiangnanensis Lyu, Zeng & Wang, sp. nov. and Megophrys (Panophrys) yangmingensis Lyu, Zeng & Wang, sp. nov. from southern Hunan. The descriptions of these species take the number of Megophrys species to 101, 46 of which belong to the subgenus Panophrys.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47983/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Zhi-Tong Lyu Yuan-Qiu Li Zhao-Chi Zeng Jian Zhao Zu-Yao Liu Guo-Xin Guo Ying-Yong Wang Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China ZooKeys |
| title | Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China |
| title_full | Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China |
| title_fullStr | Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China |
| title_short | Four new species of Asian horned toads (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophrys) from southern China |
| title_sort | four new species of asian horned toads anura megophryidae megophrys from southern china |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47983/download/pdf/ |
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