THREE NEW SPECIES OF SPINULE-BEARING FROGS ALLIED TO RANA MEGATYMPANUM BAIN, LATHROP, MURPHY, ORLOV AND HO, 2003 FROM LAOS AND VIETNAM

Three new species of frogs allied to Rana megatympanum are described from Laos and Vietnam. One new species is from the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos, a second is from central Laos and adjacent central Vietnam, and a third is from northern Laos. The three new species are distinguished from simila...

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Published inHerpetologica Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 478 - 492
Main Authors Stuart, Bryan L., Bain, Raoul H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Herpetologists' League 01.12.2005
Subjects
Biodiversity conservation
Female animals
Fingers
Frogs
Herpetology
Holotypes
Laos
Lips
Male animals
New species
Paratypes
Ranidae
Vietnam
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Summary:Three new species of frogs allied to Rana megatympanum are described from Laos and Vietnam. One new species is from the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos, a second is from central Laos and adjacent central Vietnam, and a third is from northern Laos. The three new species are distinguished from similar species by skin texture, the location of white spinules on the skin in males and females, spotting on the lips, body size, relative tympanum size, and unpigmented eggs.
ISSN:0018-0831
1938-5099
DOI:10.1655/05-06.1