Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina’s highest mountains

Tapley, B., Cutajar, T., Mahony, S., Nguyen, C.T., Dau, V.Q., Luong, A.M., Le, D.T., Nguyen, T.T., Nguyen, T.Q., Portway, C., and others. (2018) Two new and potentially highly threatened Megophrys Horned frogs (Amphibia: Megophryidae) from Indochina’s highest mountains. Zootaxa, 4508 . pp. 301-333. (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:90574)

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Resource title:	Adopting a Holistic Approach to Amphibian Conservation
Resource type:	Publication
DOI:	10.22024/UniKent/01.02.90700
KDR/KAR URL:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/90700
External URL:	http://doi.org/10.22024/UniKent/01.02.90700

Abstract

Megophrys are a group of morphologically conserved, primarily forest-dependent frogs known to harbour cryptic species diversity. In this study, we examined populations of small-sized Megophrys from mid- and high elevation locations in the Hoang Lien Range, northern Vietnam. On the basis of morphological, molecular and bioacoustic data, individuals of these populations differed from all species of Megophrys known from mainland Southeast Asia north of the Isthmus of Kra and from neighbouring provinces in China. Further, the newly collected specimens formed two distinct species-level groups. We herein describe two new species, Megophrys fansipanensis sp. nov. and Megophrys hoanglienensis sp. nov. Both new species are range restricted and likely to be highly threatened by habitat degradation. These discoveries highlight the importance of the Hoang Lien Range for Vietnam’s amphibian diversity.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.1
Uncontrolled keywords:	Amphibia, Bioacoustics, Hoang Lien, Megophryinae, Megophrys fansipanensis sp. nov., Megophrys hoanglienensis sp. nov., Panophrys, Southeast Asia, sympatric, Xenophrys
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User:	Benjamin Tapley
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2021 09:48 UTC
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2024 17:30 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/90574 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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