A new species of the genus Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from high-altitude Sichuan, southwestern China, with a discussion on the taxonomic status of Amolops kangtingensis

A new species of the genus Amolops Cope, 1865 is described from Xinduqiao, Kangding, Sichuan. It was previously identified as Amolops kangtingensis, which is synonymized to Amolops mantzorum in this study. The new species, Amolops xinduqiao sp. nov., is distinguished from all other congeners by the...

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Main Authors: Liang Fei, Chang-Yuan Ye, Yu-Fan Wang, Ke Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2017-05-01
Series:Zoological Research
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Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3815.shtml