Leptobrachella darongshanensis Chen, Bei, and Li, 1025

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

Leptobrachella darongshanensis Chen, Bei, and Li, 2025, ZooKeys, 1260: 177. Holotype: NNU 001390, by original designation. Type locality: "Darongshan Nature Reserve, Yulin City, Guangxi, China (22.868°N, 110.202°E; elevation 1048 m)". ZooBank Publication registration: 0F8F8B32-7095-45BC-806B-71854F223827

Common Names

Darongshan Leaf Litter Toad (original publication). 

大容山掌突蟾 (Chinese: original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from montane evergreen broad-leaved forest within the Darongshan Nature Reserve, Yulin City, Guangxi, China, at elevations between 800 and 1200 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

The sister taxon of Leptobrachella shiwandashanensis, according to the original publication, where comparative adult morphology, advertisement call, and molecular markers were detailed. 

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