Micryletta hekouensis Liu, Hou, Mo, and Rao, 2021

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Microhylidae > Subfamily: Microhylinae > Genus: Micryletta > Species: Micryletta hekouensis

Micryletta hekouensis Liu, Hou, Mo, and Rao, 2021, Herpetozoa, Wien, 34: 133. Holotype: KIZ 20210510, by original designation. Type locality: "Nanxi village, Nanxi Town, Hekou County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (22°38'17"N, 103°59'8"E, elevation 350 m a.s.l.)". http://zoobank.org/1CEEDB31-AFF2-427B-A219-860D0C0C991E

English Names

Hekou Paddy Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Nanxi Town, Hekou County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Expected in adjacent Vietnam. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Likely/Controversially Present: Vietnam

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

External morphology, coloration, and molecular markers discussed in the original publication. 

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