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...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. This new species is distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of morphological characters and the notable phylogenetic divergence. This discovery of new species in the understudied southwestern Pearl River Delta brings the total number of recognized Boulenophrys species to 68, with 63 found in China,and also highlights the need for further herpetological research and conservation on the understudied and ecologically vulnerable islands.展开更多
基金supported by DFGP Project of Fauna of Guangdong-202115Research and Monitoring Service Project of Hengqin National Wetland Park, Urban Planning and Construction Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin。
文摘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. This new species is distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of morphological characters and the notable phylogenetic divergence. This discovery of new species in the understudied southwestern Pearl River Delta brings the total number of recognized Boulenophrys species to 68, with 63 found in China,and also highlights the need for further herpetological research and conservation on the understudied and ecologically vulnerable islands.
