A new species of the genus Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern Vietnamстатья
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Аннотация:We describe a new species of megophryid frog from Phu Yen Provice in southern Vietnam. Leptolalax macrops sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological attributes: (1) body size medium (SVL 28.0–29.3 mm in three adult males, 30.3 mm in single adult female); (2) supra-axillary glands present, creamy white; ventrolateral glands indistinct; (3) tympanum externally distinct; (4) dorsal skin roughly granular with larger tubercles, dermal ridges on dorsum absent; (5) rudimentary webs present between fingers I–II, and II–III; rudimentary webbing between all toes; fingers and toes without dermal fringes; (6) in life ventral surface greyish-violet with white speckling; (7) supratympanic fold distinct, dark-brown in life; (8) iris bicolored, typically golden in upper half, fading to golden green in lower half; (9) tibia short (TbL/SVL 0.44–0.45 in males); and (10) eyes large and protuberant (ED/SVL 0.15–0.16 in males). From all congeners for which comparable sequences are available the new species is markedly different in 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene sequences (p-distance > 5.7%). The new species is currently known only from montane evergreen tropical forests of Song Hinh District, Phu Yen Province and M’Drak District of Dak Lak Province, at elevations 470–630 m a.s.l. We suggest the new species should be considered as Data Deficient following IUCN’s Red List categories. We also report a previously unknown Leptolalax mtDNA lineage from evergreen tropical forest in Hoa Thinh District of Phu Yen Province which may also represent an undescribed species.