Leptobrachella guinanensis Chen, Li, Peng, and Liu, 2024

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

Leptobrachella guinanensis Chen, Li, Peng, and Liu in Chen, Li, Zhang, Liu, and Huang, 2024, ZooKeys, 1192: 270. Holotype: NNU 00876, by original designation. Type locality: "Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, Shangsi County, Guangxi, China (21°55'1.2"N, 107°54'10.8"E; elevation 512 m)". Zoobank publication registration: 412DCAC8-50F4-49D0-9F67-94D160AF1915

English Names

Gui Nan Leaf Litter Toad (original publication).

Distribution

Known only from the the type locality (Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, Shangsi County, Guangxi, China, 512 m elevation). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

Most closely related to Leptobrachella ventripunctata according to the original publication, where this species was distinguished on the basis of comparative morphology, advertisement call, and molecular markers. 

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