Genetically informed range extension for Kurixalus inexpectatus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Fujian, with ecological niche modeling to guide further searches

• Published in: Acta Herpetologica Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 3 - 16
• Main Authors: Kohler, Dallin B., Othman, Siti N., Wang, Zhenqi, Zhu, Yiyao, Wu, Yiyun, Chuang, Ming-Feng, Borzée, Amaël
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Firenze University Press 01.06.2025
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Computer-generated environments; Cryptic species; Kurixalus; Maxent; tree frog; China

Undocumented and unnamed biodiversity is difficult to conserve effectively. We encountered several Kurixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) individuals of an unknown species identity in Fujian, China, a province with no previous records of Kurixalus. This genus of frogs, of which many new species have been...