supported by the National Key Program of Research and Development, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2023YFF1304800);National Natural Science Foundation of China (32400361, 32200363, 32370498);Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2024NSFSC1180, 2023NSFSC1155);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) (2019QZKK0501);Taxonomist Position, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS-TAX-24-052, CAS-TAX-24-051),Biological Resources Programme, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KFJ-BRP-017-086, KFJ-BRP-017-65)。
Comprehensive surveys on the distribution of the endangered Chinting alpine toad(Scutiger chintingensis) were recently conducted, revealing important findings regarding its population characteristics. This study integ...
supported by DFGP Project of Fauna of Guangdong-202115;Research and Monitoring Service Project of Hengqin National Wetland Park, Urban Planning and Construction Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin。
In this work, we described a new species of the Asian horned toad, Boulenophrys gaolanensis sp. nov., based on the type series collected from Gaolan Island, Jinwan District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China. Thi...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060307 and 31860610);Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Planning Project[[2021]500].
In anurans,advertisement calls(ACs)are an essential form of intraspecific communication.This study evaluates geographical variation in the ACs of Leptobrachella ventripunctata in the Guizhou Plateau,southwestern China...
supported by West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2021XBZG_XBQNXZ_A_006);National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:32270498 and 32070426);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON-Amphibian and Reptile).
The Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella contains more than 100 species widely distributed in southwestern Asia.However,the systematic profiles of this group remain unresolved.Osteological morphology is importa...
supported by the Project of Background Survey of Biosafety in Guangdong Province(STST-2021-10);the Project of Study on Optimal Allocation and Sustainable Development of Typical Urban and Rural Ecological Resources(K610222062406).
A new horned toad species,Boulenophrys elongata sp.nov.,is described from Mt.Lianhua,Huidong County,eastern Guangdong,China.The new species is phylogenetically closest to B.brachykolos,which is restricted to the east ...
supported by Fundamental Research Fund for Central Universities (SWUKR22014);National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 32170478, 32370478);“Special Fund for Youth Team of Southwest University” (SWU-XJPY202302);Youth Top Talent Program of Chongqing (CQYC 20220510893) to Zhiyong YUAN;National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 31900323) to Jinmin CHEN。
A new species of the genus Brachytarsophrys,named Brachytarsophrys wenshanensis sp.nov.,has been identified in southeastern Yunnan,China.This new species can be readily distinguished from other known congeners by both...
supported by DFGP Project of Fauna of Guangdong-202115, Nanling National Park Construction Project (ZD22-ZC016AG);the National Animal Collection Resource Center,China。
The subfamily Megophryinae,as a representative batrachian group of the Oriental Realm and one of the most diverse groups of amphibians,has attracted considerable attention due to continued conjecture regarding its gen...
supported by West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2021XBZG_XBQNXZ_A_006);National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Grant Nos.:32270498 and 32070426);China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON-Amphibian and Reptile)。
A new species of Leptobrachella is described from Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality,China.Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences indicated that the new species is g...
supported by the programs of the Guizhou Province World-Class Discipline Construction Program Project (Qianjiao Key an Fa [2019] 125);the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment in Chongqing Counties (2021-090);the Postgraduate Education Innovation Programme of Guizhou Province (Qianjiaohe YJSKYJJ [2021] 091);the Strategic Priority Research Program B of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (No.XDB31000000);the National Animal Collection Resource Center,China,the Application of Amphibian Natural Antioxidant Peptides as Cosmetic Raw Material Antioxidants (QKZYD [2020]4002)。
Herein we describe a new species,Leptobrachella yunyangensis sp.nov.,from Yunyang County,Chongqing City,China,based on a combination of molecular and morphological data.Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060116);Guangxi Natural Science Foundation,China(2020GXNSFDA238022)。
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella,Leptobrachella damingshanensis sp.nov.is described from central Guangxi,China,based on morphological,molecular,and acoustic data.Phylogenetic analyses using a 16S rRNA gene fr...