Leptobrachella aspera Wang, Lyu, Qi, and Wang, 2020

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Leptobrachiinae > Genus: Leptobrachella > Species: Leptobrachella aspera

Leptobrachella aspera Wang, Lyu, Qi, and Wang in Wang, Lyu, Qi, Zeng, Zhang, Lu, and Wang, 2020, ZooKeys, 995: 107. Holotype: SYS a007743, by original designation. Type locality: "Huanglianshan Nature Reserve (22.89°N, 102.29°E; ca. 1930 m a.s.l.), Lyuchun County, Yunnan Province, China". http://zoobank.org/4919B18E-B0D0-4329-90BF-8AC77280D263

Common Names

Huanglianshan Leaf Litter Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from its type locality Huanglianshan Nature Reserve, Lyuchun County, Yunnan Province, China, near the border with Vietnam, where it likely will be found.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Likely/Controversially Present: Vietnam

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

Most closely related to Leptobrachella feii according to analysis of 16s mtDNA according to the original publication where adult morphology and natural history were detailed. 

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