Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species
Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) is a poorly-known species which was originally described from north-eastern India over a hundred years ago. Currently, A. himalayanus is known only from India and Nepal and there is no reliable re-description or photos of this species reported.We record Amolops...
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| author | JiShan Wang Shuo Liu Hengying Wang Mo Wang Dingqi Rao |
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| description | Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) is a poorly-known species which was originally described from north-eastern India over a hundred years ago. Currently, A. himalayanus is known only from India and Nepal and there is no reliable re-description or photos of this species reported.We record Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) from China for the first time, based on one specimen collected from Yadong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China. Although the specimen from China is a juvenile, however, phylogenetically, it was clustered with the syntype of A. himalayanus and the specimens of this species from Nepal with strong support and the genetic distance between the specimen from China and the syntype of A. himalayanus was only 0.7% in 16S gene sequences. We provide a description of the juvenile specimen and, in addition, we provide reliable photos of this species in life for the first time. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e59408f5f0f64a71a372b0e450b59f942025-08-20T02:56:06ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-03-011311310.3897/BDJ.13.e148957148957Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this speciesJiShan Wang0Shuo Liu1Hengying Wang2Mo Wang3Dingqi Rao4Southwest Survey and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland AdministrationKunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesSouthwest Survey and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland AdministrationKey Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China (State Forestry and Grassland Administration) / Yunnan Academy of Biodiversity, Southwest Forestry UniversityKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesAmolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) is a poorly-known species which was originally described from north-eastern India over a hundred years ago. Currently, A. himalayanus is known only from India and Nepal and there is no reliable re-description or photos of this species reported.We record Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) from China for the first time, based on one specimen collected from Yadong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China. Although the specimen from China is a juvenile, however, phylogenetically, it was clustered with the syntype of A. himalayanus and the specimens of this species from Nepal with strong support and the genetic distance between the specimen from China and the syntype of A. himalayanus was only 0.7% in 16S gene sequences. We provide a description of the juvenile specimen and, in addition, we provide reliable photos of this species in life for the first time.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/148957/download/pdf/16S rRNAdistributionmorphologyYadong County |
| spellingShingle | JiShan Wang Shuo Liu Hengying Wang Mo Wang Dingqi Rao Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species Biodiversity Data Journal 16S rRNA distribution morphology Yadong County |
| title | Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| title_full | Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| title_fullStr | Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| title_short | Range extension of Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) (Anura, Ranidae), first record from China and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| title_sort | range extension of amolops himalayanus boulenger 1888 anura ranidae first record from china and first description of the juvenile of this species |
| topic | 16S rRNA distribution morphology Yadong County |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/148957/download/pdf/ |
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