Abstract
A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolops tuanjieensis sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China. The new species can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsolateral folds present; dorsal and ventral surfaces smooth; top of head and dorsum brown-red with irregular gray and dark spots; flank green; side of head black, from tip of snout, diffusing posteriorly to axilla, continuing as black streak below edge of dorsolateral fold; SVL 39.5-40.4 mm in males, 56.8-60.7 mm in females; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold indistinct; vomerine teeth in two oblique rows between choanae, closer to each other than choanae; vocal sacs present; nuptial pads present; outer metatarsal tubercle absent, supernumerary tubercles absent; all fingertips expanded into discs; limbs dorsally brown with dark brown bars and irregular dark brown blotches.
Highlights
A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolops tuanjieensis sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China
Based on morphological comparison and molecular phylogenetic analyses, we considered these specimens to represent a new species of the genus Amolops, which is described
Color of holotype in life: Top of head and dorsum brown-red with irregular gray and dark spots; side of head black, from tip of snout, diffusing posteriorly to axilla, continuing as black streak below edge of dorsolateral fold; golden upper lip stripe extending to axilla; narrow golden stripe along above edge of dorsolateral fold; limbs dorsally brown with dark brown bars and irregular dark brown blotches; upper part of flanks green with dark blotches, lower part of flanks white with large dark blotches
Summary
A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolops tuanjieensis sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China. A new species of the genus Amolops, Amolops tuanjieensis sp. The new species can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsolateral folds present; dorsal and ventral surfaces smooth; top of head and dorsum brown-red with irregular gray and dark spots; flank green; side of head black, from tip of snout, diffusing posteriorly to axilla, continuing as black streak below edge of dorsolateral fold; SVL 39.5–40.4 mm in males, 56.8–60.7 mm in females; tympanum distinct; supratympanic fold indistinct; vomerine teeth in two oblique rows between choanae, closer to each other than choanae; vocal sacs present; nuptial pads present; outer metatarsal tubercle absent, supernumerary tubercles absent; all fingertips expanded into discs; limbs dorsally brown with dark brown bars and irregular dark brown blotches. The genus Amolops Cope, 1865 is distributed throughout Southeast Asia, southern China, and southern and eastern Himalaya. The genus currently contains 59 species (Frost, 2019), 18 of which belong to the Amolops monticola species group (Lyu et al, 2019a), characterized by smooth skin, side of head dark with light-colored upper lip stripe extending to axilla, and dorsolateral folds present (Jiang et al, 2016; Stuart et al, 2010; Yuan et al, 2018), including Amolops aniqiaoensis Dong, Rao, and Lü, 2005, Amolops akhaorum Stuart, Bain, Phimmachak, and Spence, 2010, Amolops archotaphus (Inger and Chanard, 1997), Amolops bellulus Liu, Yang, Ferraris, and Matsui, 2000, Amolops chakrataensis Ray, 1992, Amolops chunganensis (Pope, 1929), Amolops compotrix (Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006), Amolops cucae (Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006), Amolops chayuensis Sun, Luo, Sun and Zhang, 2013, Amolops daorum (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 2003), Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912), Amolops iriodes (Bain and Nguyen, 2004), Amolops mengyangensis Wu and Tian, 1995, Amolops monticola
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