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...
A study of toad infestation was carried out from July to December 2022, in the vicinity of the Mfilou and Ngamboulou Rivers, with the aim of determining the prevalence rate of parasitic carriage in these toads. After ...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. U21A20192 and 31872220);the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China (Grant No. 2019HJ2096001006);China Biodiversity Observation Networks (Sino BON—Amphibian and Reptile);the National Key Protection Wildlife Projects Foundation of China。
The holotype of Rana chensinensis, as initially documented by David in 1875, is sourced from the Laoyu River in Yinjiapo, Hu County,Shaanxi Province, on the northern slopes of the Qinling Mountains. Long a contentious...
supported by grants from Routine Survey of Terrestrial Wildlife Resources in Donggong-Jiufeng Mountain (Mc05-1) Zhejiang Survey Unit;the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC32170478, NSFC32370478);“Youth Top Talent Program of Chongqing” (CQYC 20220510893);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (SWU-KR22014) to Zhiyong YUAN;the Animal Branch of the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Chinese Academy of Sciences (the Large Research Infrastructure Funding) to Jing CHE。
We described a new species of Rana(Anura: Ranidae) from Zhejiang, China, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The new species, Rana minuscula sp. nov. clusters with R.ulma, R. kobai and R. tsushimensis and c...
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 Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2019QZKK05010203);the Survey of Wildlife Resources in Key Areas of Xizang(Phase II,ZL202303601);Program of conservation measures study on amphibians and reptiles of Grand Canyon National Nature Reserve,and China Biodiversity Observation Networks(Sino BON).
A new species of the genus Liurana is described from Medog,Xizang,China,based on morphological and molecular data.Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial gene COI indicated that this new species rep...
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 grants from the Secretary of Research and Technology of National University of Rio Cuarto(PPI 18/C475);National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion FONCYT(BID-PICT 2533-2014,2530-2019);The animal study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board(or Ethics Committee)of National University of Rio Cuarto-COEDI,UNRC(protocol code 241-21).
The increasing expansion of urban areas leads to the emergence of new noisy environments that can affect animal communication.Calls play a crucial role in the mating displays of anurans,and the negative impact of anth...
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...
This work was funded through a standalone grant(FWF P 31518)from the Austrian Science Fund(FWF);MR was supported by an Erwin Schrodinger Grant(FWF J 3868);a standalone grant(FWF P 33728)from the Austrian Science Fund(FWF).
Animals constantly need to evaluate available external and internal information to make appropriate decisions.Identifying,assessing,and acting on relevant cues in contexts such as mate choice,intra-sexual competition,...