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| Ingerophrynus wangyingyongi R. Liu, Zhang, Ananjeva, Z. Liu, Hou & Orlov, 2025 |
Abstract
A new species of the genus Ingerophrynus is described based on seven specimens collected from northern Guangdong Province, China. The new species was previously confused with Ingerophrynus ledongensis, however, it can be distinguished from I. ledongensis and other congeners by a combination of morphological differences and genetic divergence. In addition, this study reveals that the taxonomic status of the populations previously considered to be Ingerophrynus galeatus from central and northern Vietnam and central Laos needs to be reassessed, and the species diversity of this genus may have been significantly underestimated.
Keywords: 12S; 16S; morphology; systematics; taxonomy; Tianjingshan
Ingerophrynus wangyingyongi sp. nov.
Shuo Liu, Liang Zhang, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Zhifa Liu, Mian Hou and Nikolai L. Orlov. 2025. A New Species of Ingerophrynus (Anura, Bufonidae) from Guangdong, China. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 32(2):85-95. DOI: doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2025-32-2-85-95 [June 2025]
