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| Limnonectes meratusensis Gonggoli, Shimada, Nishikawa, Matsui, Larson, Smith & Hamidy, 2025 |
Abstract
We describe a new species of anuran in the species complex of Limnonectes kuhlii (Tschudi, 1838) from the Meratus Mountain Range of Borneo Island, Indonesia. Mitochondrial DNA analysis places the new species as a sister of L. cintalubang Matsui, Nishikawa, and Eto, 2014. The new taxon differs from all other recognized species of L. kuhlii complex by a large genetic distance and a combination of morphological, bioacoustic, and larval characteristics. This discovery provides new insights into the taxonomic diversity of the L. kuhlii complex in Borneo, particularly within the Meratus Mountain Range, and highlights the importance of conserving this unique and understudied region.
Keywords: Limnonectes, new species, Meratus Mountain Range, mitochondrial DNA, molecular phylogeny
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| Dorsolateral, dorsal, and ventral views of Limnonectes meratusensis sp. nov., male holotype, MZB Amph 33611 (A–C), and female paratype, MZB Amph 33612 (D–F). Scale: 10 mm. Photographs by Tomohiko Shimada. |
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| Limnonectes meratusensis sp. nov. in life. A, Non-vouchered specimens; B, holotype male, MZB Amph 33611, from Mt. Halauhalau, South Kalimantan; C, female paratype, MZB Amph 31570; D, juvenile non-type, MZB Amph 31582, both from Mt. Lumut, East Kalimantan. The green arrows indicate a distinctive double band pattern on the dorsum. Photographs by Tomohiko Shimada (A, B), Misbahul Munir, and Thornton Larson (C, D). |
Ade Damara Gonggoli, Tomohiko Shimada, Kanto Nishikawa, Masafumi Matsui, Thornton Larson, Eric N. Smith and Amir Hamidy. 2025. Unveiling A New Species of Fanged Frog (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from southeastern Borneo, Indonesia. Species Diversity. 30(2); 177-191. DOI: doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.30.177
