First record of <em>Odorrana liboensis</em> Luo, Wang, Xiao, Wang & Zhou, 2021 (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Vietnam

Pham The Cuong; Chung Van Hoang; Thomas Ziegler; Truong Quang Nguyen

doi:10.15625/2615-9023/23104

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Pham The Cuong Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Chung Van Hoang Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Thomas Ziegler Cologne Zoo, Riehler Str. 173, D-50735 Cologne, Germany
Truong Quang Nguyen Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Ha Noi, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2615-9023/23104

Keywords:

Odorrana, genetic divergence, morphology, new record.

Abstract

As a result of our fieldwork in Thai Nguyen and Lang Son provinces, we hereby record Odorrana liboensis Luo, Wang, Xiao, Wang & Zhou, 2021 for the first time from Vietnam. Morphologically, the newly collected specimens from Vietnam slightly differs from the type series from China by having a larger size (SVL 48.6–51.8 mm in males, SVL 61.4 mm in female vs. 47.1–49.9 mm in males, 55.8–58.2 mm in females) and by the absence of dorsolateral folds in adult females (vs. present). In terms of genetic divergence, the specimens from Vietnam differ from those from Guizhou province, China, by 0.14% to 0.70% based on the 16S rRNA fragment. Our finding increases the number of Odorrana species recorded in Vietnam to 24.

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