Taxonomic revision of genus <i>Rohanixalus</i> (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species

Xiao-Long Liu; Jun-Kai Huang; Bryan L. Stuart; Ren-Da Ai; Justin M. Bernstein; Chatmongkon Suwannapoom; Siriwadee Chomdej; Jing Che; Zhi-Yong Yuan

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Xiao-Long Liu, Jun-Kai Huang, Bryan L. Stuart, Ren-Da Ai, Justin M. Bernstein, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Siriwadee Chomdej, Jing Che, Zhi-Yong Yuan. Taxonomic revision of genus Rohanixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(6): 1146-1151. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.179

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Xiao-Long Liu, Jun-Kai Huang, Bryan L. Stuart, Ren-Da Ai, Justin M. Bernstein, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Siriwadee Chomdej, Jing Che, Zhi-Yong Yuan. Taxonomic revision of genus Rohanixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(6): 1146-1151. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.179

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Xiao-Long Liu, Jun-Kai Huang, Bryan L. Stuart, Ren-Da Ai, Justin M. Bernstein, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Siriwadee Chomdej, Jing Che, Zhi-Yong Yuan. Taxonomic revision of genus Rohanixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species. Zoological Research, 2023, 44(6): 1146-1151. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.179

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Taxonomic revision of genus Rohanixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in China with description of one new species

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.179

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Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC 27601, USA
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Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China
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Center for Genomics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, USA
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Division of Fishery, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China
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Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar

Permission for field surveys was granted by the Science and Technology Department of Xizang in the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (permit No. [2021]157-1).
Supplementary data to this article can be found online.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Z.Y.Y. and J.C. conceived and designed the study. R.D.A. and X.L.L. conducted the surveys. B.L.S., J.M.B., C.S. and S.C. prepared the data. X.L.L. and J.K.H. analyzed the data. X.L.L. and J.K.H. wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
#Authors contributed equally to this work

Funds: This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Fund for Central Universities (SWU-KR22014), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC32170478, 32370478), Yunnan Fundamental Research Project (202001AW070016, 202005AC160046), “Special Fund for Youth Team of Southwest University” (SWU-XJPY202302) to Y.Z.Y.; National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC2602500), the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) (2019QZKK0501), Survey of Wildlife Resources in Key Areas of Xizang (Tibet) (ZL202203601), China’s Biodiversity Observation Network (Sino-BON) and Animal Branch of Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Large Research Infrastructure Fund) to J.C.; Unit of Excellence 2024 on Integrative diversity assessment of aquatic animals from Thailand (Fundamental Fund; FF67) to C.S.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: chej@mail.kiz.ac.cn; yuanzhiyongkiz@126.com
Received Date: 2023-06-12
Accepted Date: 2023-11-07

Published Online: 2023-11-08

Publish Date: 2023-11-18

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