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). 

黄连山掌突蟾 (Chinese: Yuan, Chen, Wu, Li, and Che, 2022, Biodiversity Sci., 30 (4: 21470): 7).

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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