Leptobrachella shimentaina J. Wang, Z.-T. Lyu & Y.-Y. Wang, 2022
Shimentai Leaf Litter Toad, Shi Men Tai Zhang Tu Chan (石门台掌突蟾 Chinese) | family: Megophryidae subfamily: Leptobrachiinae genus: Leptobrachella |
Species Description: Wang, Jian, Shuo Qi, Ke-Yuan Dai, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Zhao-Chi Zeng, Hong-Hui Chen, Yuan-Qiu Li, Yong-You Zhao, Yun-Ze Wang and Ying-Yong Wang. 2022. A new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from South China, with comments on the taxonomic status of L. chishuiensis and L. purpurus. Zoosystematics and Evolution 98(1): 165-180. | |
Etymology: The origin of the species epithet, “shimentaina,” refers to the location the species is found, the Shimentai Nature Reserve in Yingde, China (Wang et al. 2022). |
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