Amolops guangzhouensis Song, Wang, Qi, Lyu, and Wang, 2026

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Amolops > Species: Amolops guangzhouensis

Amolops guangzhouensis Song, Wang, Qi, Lyu, and Wang in Song, Wang, Qi, Wang, Lyu, Cai, Liang, Zhu, Zhong, Liu, and Wang, 2026, Zootaxa, 5750: 274. Holotype: SYS a009405, by original designation. Type locality: "Daping Village [= “广州第一峰” (the highest peak in Guangzhou) . . . ], Conghua District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China (WGS84 data: 23.6649°N, 113.7983°E; 500 m a.s.l.)". ZooBank Publication registration: 178CD619-902B-4B4C-A283-4F3CE6F60149

Common Names

Guangzhou Torrent Frog (original publication).

广州湍蛙 (Chinese: original publication). 

Distribution

Known from three localities in Guangdong Province, China, 500–560 m elevation: (1) Daping Village, Conghua District, Guangzhou City, (2) Liuxihe Forest Park, Conghua District, Guangzhou City and (3) Mt. Nankun, Longmen County, Huizhou City, all in Guangdong Province, China. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: China, People's Republic of

Comment

In the Amolops daiyunensis group, the sister taxon of Amolops daiyunensis, according to the original publication where comparative morphology, morphometrics, and mtDNA markers (16S and COI) were detailed. 

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