A New Gliding Frog of the Genus Rhacophorus from Borneo

A rhacophorid frog from Borneo is divergent genetically and morphologically from Javanese R. reinwardtii, with which it was formerly confused, and is recognized as a distinct species. The frog differs from R. reinwardtii by an immaculate green dorsum and a black posterior thigh surface, which is stu...

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Published inCurrent Herpetology Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 112 - 124
Main Authors Matsui, Masafumi, Shimada, Tomohiko, Sudin, Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kyoto UniBio Press 01.08.2013
The Herpetological Society of Japan
Subjects
Anura
Borneo
females
frogs
MtDNA phylogeny
New species
Original s
Rhacophorus
Rhacophorus reinwardtii
Taxonomy
Borneo
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Summary:A rhacophorid frog from Borneo is divergent genetically and morphologically from Javanese R. reinwardtii, with which it was formerly confused, and is recognized as a distinct species. The frog differs from R. reinwardtii by an immaculate green dorsum and a black posterior thigh surface, which is studded with sky blue spots in the female. Because the frog is also divergent genetically and morphologically from the other congeners recently split from R. reinwardtii, we describe it as a new species, R. borneensis.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.5358%2Fhsj.32.112
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ISSN:1345-5834
1881-1019
1881-1019
DOI:10.5358/hsj.32.112