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| Micryletta menglienica (Yang & Su, 1980) in Liu, Yang, Wang & Hou, 2021. |
Abstract
The taxonomic status of Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 1980 was evaluated based on newly collected topotype specimens. Phylogenetic analysis showed that this species should be assigned to the genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987. In addition, morphological diagnosis and descriptions based on the newly collected topotype specimens were provided.
Key Words: 16S rRNA, Menglian County, Paddy Frog, taxonomy
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| Figure 4. Micryletta menglienica in life from Jingmao Village, Jingxin Township, Menglian County, Puer City, Yunnan Province, China. A–D. Dorsal view; E–H. Ventral view. |
Micryletta menglienica (Yang & Su, 1980)
Diagnosis: Small body size; head width approximately equal to head length; tympanum small and indistinct; supratympanic fold distinct; vomerine teeth absent; tongue oval, with no notch at posterior tip; forelimbs slender and long, hindlimbs slender and relatively short, tibiotarsal articulation of adpressed limb reaching eye or level of between eye and tympanum; subtle longitudinal median ridge present on dorsum; dorsolateral fold absent; dorsum of body purple brown, blueish gray, or dark brown, with small or large black spots, black stripes, or no pattern; no bands on dorsum of limbs; a black streak extending from tip of the snout to crotch; upper lip white; Ventral side of head, body, and limbs grayish brown or purple gray, white marbling patterns on chest and belly, some white spots on chin region and ventral side of limbs.
Type locality: Jingmao Village, Jingxin Township, Menglian County, Puer City, Yunnan Province, China.
Distribution: Menglian County, Puer City, Yunnan Province, China.
Shuo Liu, Bin Yang, Qianyan Wang and Mian Hou. 2021. Taxonomic Reassessment of the poorly Known Microhylid, Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang & Su, 1980. Herpetozoa. 34: 223-232. DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e72627
