A new species of the genus Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan, China
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DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.018
Abstract: A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolops tuanjieensis sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China. The new species can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsolateral folds present; dorsal and ventral surfaces smooth; top of head and dorsum brown-red with irregular gray and dark spots; flank green; side of head black, from tip of snout, diffusing posteriorly to axilla, continuing as black streak below edge of dorsolateral fold; SVL 39.5-40.4 mm in males, 56.8-60.7 mm in females; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold indistinct; vomerine teeth in two oblique rows between choanae, closer to each other than choanae; vocal sacs present; nuptial pads present; outer metatarsal tubercle absent,… read more here.
Keywords: new species; china new; yunnan china; species genus ... See more keywords