A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China
A new species of Asian horned toad, Boulenophrys, is described from Changyang County, Hubei Province, China. The new species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 39.4–43.3 mm in males); (2) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each u...
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| description | A new species of Asian horned toad, Boulenophrys, is described from Changyang County, Hubei Province, China. The new species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 39.4–43.3 mm in males); (2) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; (3) vomerine ridges weak and vomerine teeth absent; (4) tongue not notched posteriorly; (5) head width greater than head length; (6) no large, pale-white circular spots on the shoulders; (7) toes without webbing or lateral fringes; (8) heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (9) tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level of the middle of the eye when the leg is stretched forward; (10) an internal single subgular vocal sac in males; and (11) in breeding males, nuptial pads bearing black nuptial spines on the dorsal bases of the first and second fingers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42ee974860cb4485b509410b742e876c2025-08-20T03:51:09ZengPensoft PublishersZoosystematics and Evolution1860-07432025-07-0110131213122610.3897/zse.101.155859155859A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, ChinaShize Li0Shengchao Shi1Jing Liu2Jingjing Zhao3Shuo Gao4Bin Wang5Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesJianghan UniversityDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai InstituteDepartment of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai InstituteNanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of ChinaChengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesA new species of Asian horned toad, Boulenophrys, is described from Changyang County, Hubei Province, China. The new species differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body size moderate (SVL 39.4–43.3 mm in males); (2) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; (3) vomerine ridges weak and vomerine teeth absent; (4) tongue not notched posteriorly; (5) head width greater than head length; (6) no large, pale-white circular spots on the shoulders; (7) toes without webbing or lateral fringes; (8) heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (9) tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level of the middle of the eye when the leg is stretched forward; (10) an internal single subgular vocal sac in males; and (11) in breeding males, nuptial pads bearing black nuptial spines on the dorsal bases of the first and second fingers.https://zse.pensoft.net/article/155859/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Shize Li Shengchao Shi Jing Liu Jingjing Zhao Shuo Gao Bin Wang A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China Zoosystematics and Evolution |
| title | A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China |
| title_full | A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China |
| title_fullStr | A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China |
| title_short | A new species of the Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from Hubei, China |
| title_sort | new species of the boulenophrys anura megophryidae from hubei china |
| url | https://zse.pensoft.net/article/155859/download/pdf/ |
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