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| 林芝湍蛙 | Amolops nyingchiensis
Jiang, Wang, Xie, Jiang & Che, 2016
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Abstract
A new species of the genus Amolops Cope, 1865 is described from Nyingchi, southeastern Tibet, China, based on morphological and molecular data. The new species, Amolops nyingchiensis sp. nov. is assigned to the Amolops monticola group based on its skin smooth, dorsolateral fold distinct, lateral side of head black, upper lip stripe white extending to the shoulder. Amolops nyingchiensis sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of Amolops by the following combination of characters: (1) medium body size, SVL 48.5-58.3 mm in males, and 57.6-70.7 mm in females; (2) tympanum distinct, slightly larger than one third of the eye diameter; (3) a small tooth-like projection on anteromedial edge of mandible; (4) the absence of white spine on dorsal surface of body; (5) the presence of circummarginal groove on all fingers; (6) the presence of vomerine teeth; (7) background coloration of dorsal surface brown, lateral body gray with yellow; (8) the presence of transverse bands on the dorsal limbs; (9) the presence of nuptial pad on the first finger in males; (10) the absence of vocal sac in males. Taxonomic status of the populations that were previously identified to A. monticola from Tibet is also discussed.
Key words: Amolops monticola group; Amolops nyingchiensis sp. nov.; DNA barcoding; Tibet
Etymology: The species name “nyingchiensis” is the Latin form
of name of Nyingchi Prefecture, which includes the two localities
of the new species. According to the Latin name, we suggest the
English common name as “Nyingchi Cascade Frog”, and the
Chinese common name as “Lin Zhi Tuan Wa” (林芝湍蛙).
Ecological notes: The new species, A. nyinchiensis is found in the small to
medium sized, fast flowing streams near mixed forest at relative
high elevation (Figure 4). At the type locality (Gedang), the
stream is much faster, and has rocky shores, while at the other
locality (Zhibai) the stream is slower, and the shores are
covered by vegetation and not rocky. Such distinct
microhabitats suggest a wide ecological niche of the new
species. In Gedang, only the new species was observed, and
in Zhibai, one amphibian species, Nanorana parkeri
(Stejneger, 1927) was co-distributed with the new species,
and one reptile species Pseudoxenodon macrops (Blyth, 1854)
was also observed. Reproductive season of the new species
is unknown.
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Figure 2 Different views of the male holotype (KIZ 016432) of Amolops nyingchiensis sp. nov. in life. A: dorsolateral view; B: ventral view; C: dorsal view.
Figure 3 Different views of the female paratopotypes in life, from Medog (KIZ016434) A: dorsolateral view; B: ventral view; C: dorsolateral and ventral view from Mainling (KIZ012636)
Figure 4 Habitat of Amolops nyingchiensis sp. nov. at Gelin, Medog (A) and Zhibai, Mainling (B), Tibet, China
(Photos by Ke JIANG and Kai WANG) || DOI: 10.13918/j.is
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Ke JIANG, Kai WANG, Fang YAN, Jiang XIE, Da-Hu ZOU, Wu-Lin LIU, Jian-Ping JIANG, Cheng LI and Jing CHE. 2016. A New Species of the Genus Amolops (Amphibia: Ranidae) from southeastern Tibet, China. ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 37(1); 31-40. DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.1.31
