Review of the genus <i>Brachytarsophrys</i> (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of <i>Brachytarsophrys platyparietus</i> and description of a new species from China

Yao Li; Dan-Dan Zhang; Zhi-Tong Lyu; Jian Wang; Yu-Long Li; Zu-Yao Liu; Hong-Hui Chen; Ding-Qi Rao; Zhi-Fang Jin; Chang-You Zhang; Ying-Yong Wang

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Yao Li, Dan-Dan Zhang, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yu-Long Li, Zu-Yao Liu, Hong-Hui Chen, Ding-Qi Rao, Zhi-Fang Jin, Chang-You Zhang, Ying-Yong Wang. Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 105-122. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033

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Yao Li, Dan-Dan Zhang, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yu-Long Li, Zu-Yao Liu, Hong-Hui Chen, Ding-Qi Rao, Zhi-Fang Jin, Chang-You Zhang, Ying-Yong Wang. Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China. Zoological Research, 2020, 41(2): 105-122. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033

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Review of the genus Brachytarsophrys (Anura: Megophryidae), with revalidation of Brachytarsophrys platyparietus and description of a new species from China

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.033

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State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol / The Museum of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China
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State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
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Jiangxi Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341700, China

Funds: This work was supported by the Project of Comprehensive Scientific Survey of Luoxiao Mountains Region of Ministry of Science and Technology, China (2013FY111500); Specimen Platform of Ministry of Science and Technology, China, teaching specimens sub-platform (2005DKA21403-JK); Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Large Research Infrastructure Funding); and Project of Scientific Investigation on Amphibian, Reptilian and Avian Animals in Jiangxi Jiulianshan National Nature Reserve

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Received Date: 2019-09-02
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Yao Li, Dan-Dan Zhang, Zhi-Tong Lyu, Jian Wang, Yu-Long Li, Zu-Yao Liu, Hong-Hui Chen, Ding-Qi Rao, Zhi-Fang Jin, Chang-You Zhang, Ying-Yong Wang

2020, 41(4): 476-476. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.040

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The genus-level recognition of monophyletic short-legged toads (Brachytarsophrys) has been recently implicated in the taxonomic debate of Megophrys sensu lato. In the present study, Brachytarsophrys is reasonably regarded as a distinct genus based on significant morphological differentiations and recent molecular analyses. Furthermore, a comprehensive review of this genus is performed, with two species groups proposed based on morphological differences and phylogenetic relationships. Particularly, Brachytarsophrys platyparietus is removed as a synonym of Brachytarsophrys carinense and considered a valid species due to significant genetic divergence and distinct morphological differences. In addition, a new species, Brachytarsophrys orientalis sp . nov ., is described based on a series of specimens collected from southeastern China. This work takes the member species of the genus Brachytarsophrys to seven, suggesting that the diversity of Brachytarsophrys is underestimated. In addition, the genus levels of other monophyletic groups within the subfamily Megophryinae are discussed.
- Genus level,
- Megophryinae,
- Morphology,
- Phylogeny,
- Revision

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