Leptobrachella quangninhensis Luong, Hoang, Pham, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2026

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

Leptobrachella quangninhensis Luong, Hoang, Pham, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2026, Russ. J. Herpetol., 33: 203, Holotype: IB A.6411, by original designation. Type locality: "VIETNAM: Quang Ninh Province, An Sinh Commune, Am Ngoa Van Mountain (21°10′ 16.6″ N 106° 33′ 54.6″ E, 239 m a.s.l.)." ZooBank Publication registration: 822B5822-B78D-4DAF-80E1-60060281FC9A

Common Names

Quang Ninh Litter Frog (original publication). 

Cóc mày quaing ninh (Vietnamese: original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Am Ngoa Van Mountain , An Sinh Commune, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam,, 239 m elevation). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Endemic: Vietnam

Comment

In the Leptobrachella minima group according to the original publication, where comparative morphology molecular marker (16S mt DNA) and habitat preference were detaied, 

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