Specific separation of Polypedates braueri (Vogt, 1911) from P. megacephalus (Hallowell, 1861) (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)

NORIHIRO KURAISHI ¹MASAFUMI MATSUI ¹HIDETOSHI OTA ²SZU-LUNG CHEN³

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作者信息

1. Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
2. nstitute of Natural and Environmental Sciences and Museum of Nature and Human Activities, University of Hyogo, Yayoigaoka 6, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1546, Japan
3. Animal Division, Taipei Zoo, No. 30, Section 2, Xinguang Road, Taipei 116, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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Abstract

The Taiwan population of the Polypedates leucomystax complex has been assigned to P. megacephalus, which was originally described from Hong Kong. The Taiwan and Hong Kong populations, however, are markedly differentiated in DNA sequences, and advertisement call and morphological characteristics. The Taiwan population is therefore regarded as a distinct species, for which the name P. braueri (Vogt 1911) is available. Since the holotype of P. braueri was not designated, a lectotype is chosen among thenine syntypes examined.

Key words

Polypedates leucomystax/mtDNA/acoustics/Hong Kong/Taiwan/lectotype designation

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出版年

2011

Zootaxa

SCI

ISSN：1175-5326

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