Thursday, February 3, 2022

[Herpetology • 2022] Distribution Extension of Leptobrachella eos (Ohler, Wollenberg, Grosjean, et al., 2011) (Anura: Megophryidae): First Record from Thailand


Leptobrachella eos (Ohler, Wollenberg, Grosjean, Hendrix, Vences, Ziegler & Dubois, 2011)

in Wu, Chen, Pawangkhanant, Yothawut, et al., 2022.
อึ่งกรายหนังปุ่มสีทอง || DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e78627 


Abstract
We report the first country record of Leptobrachella eos (Ohler, Wollenberg, Grosjean, Hendrix, Vences, Ziegler & Dubois, 2011) from Thailand, based on one specimen collected from Chom poo Phuka nature trail, Bo Kluea District. Morphologically, the specimen displayed good agreement with the original descriptions provided for L. eos. Phylogenetically, the specimens clustered according to the sequences of type locality of L. eos. Notably, our discovery increases the number of Leptobrachella species known to occur in Thailand to nine.

Key Words: Amphibia, Leptobrachella eos, new record, Thailand




Dorsolateral view and lateral view of head of Leptobrachella eos
(photos taken by Parinya Pawangkhanant).

Habitat at collection site of Leptobrachella eos in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
(photos taken by Parinya Pawangkhanant)


Yun-He Wu, Jin-Min Chen, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Chatchai Yothawut, Alex P. Karuno, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom and Jing Che. 2022. Distribution Extension of Leptobrachella eos (Ohler, Wollenberg, Grosjean, Hendrix, Vences, Ziegler & Dubois, 2011): First Record from Thailand. Herpetozoa. 35: 25-32.  DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e78627