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Leptobrachella dorsospina Wang, Lyu, Qi & Wang, 2020
English name: Shuicheng Leaf Litter Toad; Chinese name: Shui Cheng Zhang Tu Chan (水城掌突蟾) | family: Megophryidae subfamily: Leptobrachiinae genus: Leptobrachella |
| Species Description: Wang J, Z-T Lyu, S Qi, Z-C Zeng, W-X Zhang, L-S Lu, and Y-Y Wang. 2020. Two new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China. ZooKeys 995: 97–125. | |
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Taxonomic Notes: Leptolalax species transferred to Leptobrachella after: Chen et al 2018 Large-scale phylogenetic analyses provide insights into unrecognized diversity and historical biogeography of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 124: 162–171. |
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Etymology: The species epithet, “dorsopina,” is a reference to the conical spines that are found on its dorsal surface (Wang et al 2020). |
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