A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam

A new species of the genus Theloderma Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Tay Nguyen Plateau, central Vietnam

A new species of small tree frog from a primary montane tropical forest of central Vietnam, Tay Nguyen Plateau, is described based on morphological, molecular, and acoustic evidence. The Golden Bug-Eyed Frog, Theloderma auratum sp. nov., is distinguishable from its congeners and other small rhacopho...

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Main Authors: Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Jr., Ivan I. Kropachev, Svetlana S. Gogoleva, Nikolai L. Orlov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2018-05-01
Series:Zoological Research
Subjects:
Theloderma auratum sp. nov.
mtDNA phylogeny
12S rRNA
16S rRNA
Kon Tum
Gia Lai; Endemism
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3889.shtml

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