Leptobrachella murphyi Chen, Suwannapoom, Wu, Poyarkov, Xu, Pawangkhanant, and Che, 2021

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

Leptobrachella murphyi Chen, Suwannapoom, Wu, Poyarkov, Xu, Pawangkhanant, and Che, 2021, Zootaxa, 5052: 200. Holotype: KIZ034039, by original designation. Type locality: "Ban Huai Wok in Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand (98.5348°N, 18.4662°E, 587m a.s.l.; . . .)". Zoobank publication registration: F93844B9-3705-4255-9131-BE0A88C279F2

English Names

Chiang Mai Leaf Litter Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known from two isolated montane areas: Doi Inthanon and Doi Chiang Dao, both belonging to the Thanon Thong Chai Range in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, 587 to 1477 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Thailand

Endemic: Thailand

Comment

Advertisement call and external morphology summarized in the original publication, which also summarized comparison with other species of Leptobrachella

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