Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 32 (4) : 792- 801 ( Oct., 2007) ISSN1000(cid:1)0739 动物分类学报 A NEW SPECIES OF RANA (ANURA, RANIDAE) FROM CHINA LUYu(cid:1)Yan1, LI Pi(cid:1)Peng1* , JIANG De(cid:1)Bin2 1. LiaoningKeyLaboratoryof EvolutionandBiodiversity, ShenyangNormal University, Shenyang(cid:1) 110034, China 2. ManagementBureauof MaoershanNationalNatureReserve, Guilin(cid:1) 541316, China Abstract(cid:1) Anewspecies of Rana is described fromGuangxi Province, China. The newspecies, Rana maoershanensis hasa larger bodylength, witha SVLaveraging50(cid:2)9mmfor malesand 54(cid:2)6mmfor females. Othercharactersincombination that separate it fromclose relatives include head width broader than head length; dorsalateral fold thickened and slightly(cid:1)curved; skin rather smooth; tibio(cid:1)tarsaljoint reaching anterior corner of eye; outer metatarsal tubercle indistinct; no internal vocal sacs, nuptial pad divided intotwogroups, andlineae musculinae absent ventrallyinmale; and labial toothrowformula oftadpole (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 more or (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1)! less. Key words(cid:1) Anura, Ranidae, Ranamaoershanensis, newspecies, China. (cid:1) (cid:1) The Eurasian brown frogs are morphological reared through metamorphosis to confirm the conservative assemblage consisting a larger number of identification and to describe the coloration and compare similar species ( Liu, 1946; Liu & Hu, 1961; Kim et with adult patterns. They were fed with egg yolk and al., 2002) . In some species group, the frogs are quite vegetableleaves in captivity in a plastic box ( 260 mm∀ similar in morphology, and very difficulty to identify 175mm∀160mm) with 1(cid:2)5 liters ofwater. (Liu & Hu, 1961; Tanaka et al., 1996; Xie et al., Measurements weremade with digital calipers to the 2000; Lu &Li, 2002). Duringlastdecade, morethan5 nearest 0(cid:2)01 mm and rounded to the nearest 0(cid:2)1 mm. new species were described from China and 13 species External measurements ( Fei et al., 2005) included have beenknowndistributedin China (Fei et al., 2005; snout(cid:1)vent length ( SVL, from tip of snout to vent); Li et al., 2005; Lu &Li, 2005). The taxonomic status head length ( HL, from tip of snout to hind border of and phylogenetics of some species, such as Rana angle of jaw) ; head width ( HW, width of head at its kunyuensis, R. zhenhaiensis, R. omeimontis, were made widest point) ; internarial distance ( IND, distance clearly by molecular analysis based on DNA sequence between nares); interorbital distance ( IOD, minimum (Che, 2006; Jiang&Zhou, 2001; Yang et al., 2001). distance between upper eyelids); snoutlength (SL, from This indicates that complexes of cryptic species maybe anterior border of eye to tip of snout); diameter of eye exist in different species group of brown frogs in China (ED, horizontal diameter of eye); width of upper eyelid (Lu &Li, 2005). ( UEW, maximum width of upper eyelid); diameter of Recent herpetological surveys in China have resulted tympanum ( TD, horizontal diameter of tympanum); in the discovery of brown frogs similar to Rana forelimb length (FLL, from elbowto tipofthirdfinger); chaochiaoensis in Guangxi, China ( Li et al., 2006) . After hand length( HLT, frombaseofouter palmer tubercleto collecting more adults and tadpole specimens and tip of third finger); diameter of lower arm ( LAD, comparingwith other brown frogs from China, it clearly maximum diameter of lower arm); hindlimb length shows that the frog is a previously undescribed species ( HLL, from vent to tip of fourth toe) , tibia length and reporthere. ( TIL, fromkneetofoot); tarsus andfoot length( TFL, fromtibio(cid:1)tarsaljointto tip offourth toe) andfootlength 1(cid:1) Materials and Methods (FL, from proximal end of metatarsal tubercle to tip of Field surveys were conducted in February, March fourth toe). and July 2006 in Maoershan National Nature Reserve at All tadpoles were staged according to Gosner Xinan County, Guangxi Province, China. Latitude and ( 1960). Tadpoles at stages 36 were used in the longitude were recorded with a Garmin eTrex Venture descriptions and measured. The measurements, GPS. Specimens were fixed in 10% buffered formalin terminology, and labial tooth row formula follow before preserved in 70% ethanol, and deposited in Mcdiarmid and Altig ( 1999) and the labial tooth row ShenyangNormal UniversityMuseumof Natural History formula is shown accordingto Liu and Hu (1961) . (SYNU). Some tadpoles ( series SYNU 0602002) were All measurementswere made witha digital caliper to TheresearchwasfundedbyNational NaturalScienceFoundationofChina(No. 0470206) andset(cid:1)upgrandofinvitedprofessorshipofShenyangNormal UniversitytoDr. LIP(cid:1)P. * Corresponding author, E(cid:1)mail: [email protected] Received21 May2007, accepted10July2007. 792 Oct., 2007 陆宇燕等: 中国蛙类一新种 (无尾目, 蛙科) 793 (cid:1) thenearest0(cid:2)01mmand rounded tothenearest0(cid:2)1mm. for these frogs also were taken from the original The tadpoles were observed and measured in a descriptions and references (Liu, 1945, 1946; Ye etal., stereomicroscope, except for total length, which was 1993; Ye et al. , 1995; Xie et al., 2000). measured with the caliper directly. The pictures were 2(cid:1) Description of the NewSpecies photographed with digital camera(cid:1)Nikon D100. In addition to the new species presented here, other Rana maoershanensis sp. nov. (Figs(cid:2)1(cid:1)17, Tables1(cid:1)2) brown frogs of China ( Appendix(cid:1) apecimens examined) Holotype adult male, SYNU 06020120, China, were investigated with the specimens stored at SYNU, Guangxi Province, Xian County, Maoershan National Kunming Institute of Zoology ( KIZ) and Chengdu Natural Reserve, collected on the Pond in wetland Institute ofBiology ( CIB), ofwhich R. chensinensis, R. (25#52∃N, 110#24∃E), 1980m elevation, collected by kunyuensis, R. huanrenensis, R. chaochiaoensis, R. LI Pi(cid:1)Peng and WANG Shao(cid:1)Neng, Feb. 2006, and omeimontis and R. zhenhaiensis collected by the second StoredatSYNU. author from their type locality from 2000 to 2006. Data (cid:1) Table1. Measurements(inmm) of Rana maoershanensis sp. nov. Paratypes Paratypes Paratypes Paratypes Characters Holotype Characters Holotype Male (n=3) Female (n= 4) Male (n= 3) Female (n= 4) SVL 51(cid:2)2 44(cid:2)9(cid:1)54(cid:2)4* 52(cid:2)1(cid:1)57(cid:2)6 TD 4(cid:2)0 3(cid:2)4(cid:1)3(cid:2)8 3(cid:2)7(cid:1)4(cid:2)1 49(cid:2)7% 3(cid:2)18* * 54(cid:2)6% 2(cid:2)32 7(cid:2)9% 3(cid:2)6% 0(cid:2)12 3(cid:2)9% 0(cid:2)19 7(cid:2)3% 7(cid:2)1% HL 13(cid:2)8 13(cid:2)4(cid:1)14(cid:2)5 18(cid:2)8(cid:1)19(cid:2)2 FLL 22(cid:2)8 20(cid:2)7(cid:1)23(cid:2)1 24(cid:2)5(cid:1)25(cid:2)7 27(cid:2)0%* ** 13(cid:2)9% 0(cid:2)40 17(cid:2)7% 1(cid:2)30 44(cid:2)4% 21(cid:2)9% 0(cid:2)81 25(cid:2)6%1(cid:2)02 27(cid:2)9% 32(cid:2)4% 44(cid:2)1% 47(cid:2)0% HW 17(cid:2)1 15(cid:2)2(cid:1)17(cid:2)6 17(cid:2)9(cid:1)20(cid:2)7 LAD 6(cid:2)8 6(cid:2)5(cid:1)7(cid:2)1 4(cid:2)5(cid:1)5(cid:2)3 33(cid:2)4% 16(cid:2)8% 1(cid:2)03 19(cid:2)0% 1(cid:2)17 13(cid:2)3% 6(cid:2)8% 0(cid:2)22 4(cid:2)9% 0(cid:2)41 33(cid:2)7% 34(cid:2)9% 13(cid:2)6% 8(cid:2)9% SL 6(cid:2)7 6(cid:2)3(cid:1)6(cid:2)8 7(cid:2)1(cid:1)9(cid:2)0 HLL 92(cid:2)8 81(cid:2)1(cid:1)90(cid:2)6 95(cid:2)3(cid:1)101(cid:2)7 13(cid:2)1% 6(cid:2)6%0(cid:2)16 7(cid:2)6% 0(cid:2)41 181(cid:2)3% 86(cid:2)4% 3(cid:2)12 98(cid:2)3%2(cid:2)26 13(cid:2)2% 14(cid:2)0% 173(cid:2)9% 180(cid:2)1% IND 5(cid:2)1 4(cid:2)5(cid:1)5(cid:2)5 5(cid:2)4(cid:1)6(cid:2)1 TIL 29(cid:2)1 26(cid:2)2(cid:1)28(cid:2)8 30(cid:2)4(cid:1)31(cid:2)6 10(cid:2)0% 5(cid:2)1%0(cid:2)43 5(cid:2)8% 0(cid:2)34 56(cid:2)9% 27(cid:2)6% 0(cid:2)96 30(cid:2)9%0(cid:2)58 10(cid:2)3% 10(cid:2)5% 55(cid:2)5% 56(cid:2)6% IOD 3(cid:2)4 3(cid:2)1(cid:1)3(cid:2)3 3(cid:2)1(cid:1)4(cid:2)5 TFL 43(cid:2)0 37(cid:2)7(cid:1)43(cid:2)2 43(cid:2)2(cid:1)48(cid:2)1 6(cid:2)7% 3(cid:2)2%0(cid:2)12 3(cid:2)9% 0(cid:2)71 84(cid:2)0% 40(cid:2)3% 1(cid:2)93 45(cid:2)7%1(cid:2)89 6(cid:2)5% 7(cid:2)1% 81(cid:2)0% 83(cid:2)8% UEW 3(cid:2)9 4(cid:2)2(cid:1)4(cid:2)6 3(cid:2)5(cid:1)4(cid:2)9 FL 29(cid:2)5 25(cid:2)5(cid:1)29(cid:2)2 28(cid:2)9(cid:1)32(cid:2)2 7(cid:2)6% 4(cid:2)4%0(cid:2)19 4(cid:2)2% 0(cid:2)62 57(cid:2)6% 27(cid:2)7% 1(cid:2)47 30(cid:2)9%1(cid:2)40 8(cid:2)9% 7(cid:2)7% 55(cid:2)7% 56(cid:2)7% ED 7(cid:2)0 6(cid:2)1(cid:1)6(cid:2)7 6(cid:2)14(cid:1)6(cid:2)42 TD: ED 0(cid:2)60 0(cid:2)55 0(cid:2)61 (cid:1) 6(cid:2)5%0(cid:2)22 6(cid:2)30% 0(cid:2)09 IOD: TD 0(cid:2)85 0(cid:2)99 1(cid:2)00 13(cid:2)6% 13(cid:2)0% 11(cid:2)54% ED: SL 1(cid:2)00 0(cid:2)90 0(cid:2)83 (cid:1) (cid:1) Note: * sizerange, * * mean % SD, * * * % SVL. (cid:1) (cid:1) Paratypes. Adult males, SYNU 06020091, SYNU thickened and slightly(cid:1)curved; skin rather smooth; tibio(cid:1) 06020122 and SYNU 06020124 ( males); and adult tarsal joint reaching anterior corner of eye; outer females SYNU 06020121, SYNU 06040153, SYN metatarsal tubercle indistinct; no internal vocal sacs, 0604154and SYNU 06040155 ( females) , same data as nuptial pad divided into two groups, and lineae for holotype, collected by LI Pi(cid:1)Peng and WANG Shao(cid:1) musculinaeabsentventrally in male; and labial tooth row Neng, Feb. and Apr. 2006 and storedatSYNU. formula of tadpole (cid:2)&3(cid:1)3(cid:1) &1(cid:1)1 more or (cid:2)&3(cid:1)3(cid:1)! Tadpoles. Series SYNU 0602001 and series SYNU less. 0604001, same data as for paratypes and stored at Eytmology. This new species is namedafter its type SUNU. locality. Diagnosis. This new species, Ranamaoershanensis has Descriptionof holotype ( Figs(cid:2)1, 5(cid:1)9 and Table 1) a larger body length, witha SVLaveraging50(cid:2)9mmfor Habitus medium slender and larger; head broad, shorter males and 54(cid:2)6 mm for females. Other characters in than wide; snout obtusely pointed in dorsal view, combination that separate it from close relatives include projecting beyond lower jaw, round in profile, slightly head width broader than head length; dorsalateral fold depressed from level of nostril to tip of snout; nostril (cid:1) 7(cid:1)94(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) ActaZootaxonomica Sinica 动物分类学报(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Vol. 32(cid:1) No. 4 Figs(cid:2)1(cid:1)9. Ranamaoershanensis sp. nov. 1. Holotype (male, SYNU06020120). 2. Paratype(female, SYNU06040155). 3(cid:1)4. Paratype (male, SYNU06020124). 5. Dorsalview. 6. Ventralview. 7. Lateralviewof head. 8. Palmarviewof hand. 9. Tarsal viewofFoot. Scale bars: 5(cid:1)6, 8(cid:1)9= 10mm, 7= 5mm. slightly closer to tip of snout than eye; canthus distinct, eye diameter 104% the snoutlength, and separated from slightly constricted at nostrils; loresconcave andoblique; eye by less thanthehalf of tympanic diameter; internasal Oct., 2007 陆宇燕等: 中国蛙类一新种 (无尾目, 蛙科) 795 (cid:1) Figs(cid:2)10(cid:1)13. Paratypes of Rana maoershanensis sp. nov. 10. Dorsalviewof themales(SYNU06020091, SYNU06020122and SYNU06020124). 11. Ventral view of the males(SYNU06020091, SYNU06020122 and SYNU06020124). 12. Dorsal view of the females (SYNU 06020121, SYNU 06040153 and SYN 0604154). 13. Ventral view of the females (SYNU06020121, SYNU06040153 andSYN0604154). distance wider than interorbital distance and upper eyelid width; interorbital distance less than width of upper (cid:1) 7(cid:1)96(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) ActaZootaxonomica Sinica 动物分类学报(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Vol. 32(cid:1) No. 4 Figs(cid:2)14(cid:1)17. Tadpoles of Rana maoershanensis sp. nov. at stage 36 from the series SYNU 0602001. 14. Dorsal view. 15. Ventral view. 16. Lateral view. 17. Oraldisc. eyelid; distinct, round tympanum 60% the eye surface of finger (cid:2) to the level of the distal edge of the diameter, not depressed relative to skin of temporal subarticular tubercle, small one extending from the region; vomerine teeth on two oblique ridges, about anterior of the big one onto anterior offigure (cid:2). equalin distance from each other as to choanae; tongue Hindlimb long; tibio(cid:1)tarsal joint reaching anterior deeply notched posteriorly, free for approximately two(cid:1) corner of eye; heels only touching when legs are held at thirds its length; no internal vocal sacs. right angles to body; tips of all toes similar to figures; Forearmmuch more robust in males, tips of fingers relative toe lengths (cid:2)< ∋< (< < !; toes fully no expanded and obtuse, without circummarginal webbed; subarticular tubereles well developed; inner grooves; relative finger lengths ∋< !< (cid:2) < ; metatarsal tubercle large, elongate, and oval; outer subarticular tubercles prominent, one subarticulartubercle metatarsal tubercleindistinct. on fingers (cid:2) and ∋, two subarticular tubercles on Skin rather smooth; thickened dorsolateral fold fingers and !; supernumerary tubercle atbase of all slightly curved from temporal fold near rear of eye to four fingers weak; two metacarpal ( palmar) tubercles sacrum; elongate rictal gland above insertion offorearm; small, inner bigger andovoid, outer smaller and temporal fold distinctly extending from above tympanum elongate; velvety nuptial pad material covering granular curvingto posterior, a large triangular gray patch behind structure, divided into two groups, big one ventricular, the eye and anterior to temporal fold; ventral surface of extending from base of palmar onto dorsal and medial body smooth except for the posterior, median aspects of Oct., 2007 陆宇燕等: 中国蛙类一新种 (无尾目, 蛙科) 797 (cid:1) thefemurs with coarsely whitish granular glands. Lineae nostril slightly closer to the tips of snout; spiraculum musculinae distinct dorsally, especially in the anterior small, on left side of body, nofree tube; vent dextral, part, butabsentventrally. tube of ventcontinuouswithventralcaudal fin; dorsalfin Coloration of holotype in life ( in preservative). risingfrom the base of tail. Tail height aboutthird(cid:1)fifths (Figs(cid:2)1, 5(cid:1)9). Dorsum even rufous or brown (gray), body length, the end partrounded obtusely; musculation with dark brown bars and blotchy present; narrow black developed with pointed tip; the mouth anteroventral, a stripe on edge of canthus from tip of snout along margin row of labial papillae on the corner of mouth and the of upper eyelid and across eye continuing below edge of lower lip, papillae of lower lip regularly arranged; few dorsolateral foldfades togray; anterior of upper lipstripe additional papillae on thecorner of mouthand short row dark brown, medium and posterior of upper lip knurled of papillae inside the end of the lower lip row; horny above dark brown stripe with reddish ( gray) color beak weak and narrow. Labial tooth row formula extending to arm insertion; lower lip deeply brown ( LTRF): (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 57(cid:2)7%, (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1)! stippled with whitish mass; rictal glands reddish ( pale); 26(cid:2)9%, (cid:2): 3(cid:1)2(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 7(cid:2)7%, 4(cid:1)4(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 and (cid:2): triangular patch gray cyan with black spots ( gray with 2(cid:1)2(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)13(cid:2)8% respectivelyin26samplesofthe series dark spots) ; dorsum of arm pale brown and forearm SYNU0602001 and series SYNU 0604001 at stage from brown with dark brown cross(cid:1)bars and flecks ( gray with 33to 38. dark cross bars and spots); dorsum limbs brown with Coloration of tadpole(Figs(cid:2)13(cid:1)16) . In lifegenerally dark cross(cid:1)bar at thighandtibia respectively (brownwith olivaceous with dark, small dots at dorsal view of body dark cross(cid:1)bars); dorsalateral fold reddish brown and tail; lightly olivaceous covered with creamish (yellow); upper portion of flank brown with dark spots sparklingspots at lateral view of body and musculation; (gray with dark spots); lower half of flank creamy fins translucent pale gray with brown marbled; creamish yellow( white), with brown mottling; axial and inguinal sparkle at ventral view of body. In preservative, body areas immaculate yellow ( white); white mottling on darker than tail; belly lighter than dorsum and gut underside of outer margins oflower jaw; throatand belly visible; tail lightly gray with darkmarbled. creamish with gray nebulous mottled ( white with pale Table 2. Mean measurementsandstandarddeviation(inmm) gray nebulous mottled) ; ventral surface of thigh mostly of sixRana maoershanensis tadpolesof the series0602001atstage immaculate fleshcolor with yellow mobbling near inguinal 36. area and posterior yellow (white); foot webbing brown Characters Sizerang Mean%SD % BL (brown); nuptial pad gray ( dark). Variation of paratypes. Measurements of paratypes Total length 51(cid:2)4(cid:1)58(cid:2)5 54(cid:2)2% 2(cid:2)38 279(cid:2)4% summarized in Table 1. Snout(cid:1)ventlength (SVL) 44(cid:2)9(cid:1) Bodylength(BL) 19(cid:2)1(cid:1)20(cid:2)1 19(cid:2)4% 0(cid:2)43 Bogywidth(BW) 12(cid:2)3(cid:1)15(cid:2)3 13(cid:2)6% 1(cid:2)06 70(cid:2)1% 54(cid:2)4mm (mean 49(cid:2)7mm) inadultmales and 52(cid:2)1(cid:1)57(cid:2)6 Bodyheight(BH) 10(cid:2)3(cid:1)13(cid:2)2 11(cid:2)6% 1(cid:2)02 59(cid:2)8% mm ( mean 54(cid:2)6 mm) in adult females, eye diameter Tail length 31(cid:2)3(cid:1)39(cid:2)0 34(cid:2)8% 2(cid:2)51 179(cid:2)4% 78%(cid:1)88% (mean83%) the snout length in females and Tail depth 11(cid:2)6(cid:1)12(cid:2)8 12(cid:2)0% 0(cid:2)59 61(cid:2)9% 97%(cid:1)100% ( mean 99%) in males, tympanum 59%(cid:1) Upper finheight 3(cid:2)2(cid:1)3(cid:2)9 3(cid:2)5% 0(cid:2)33 18(cid:2)0% 64% (mean61%) theeye diameter infemalesand52%(cid:1) Lower finheight 2(cid:2)0(cid:1)2(cid:2)8 2(cid:2)5% 0(cid:2)27 12(cid:2)9% 59% ( mean 55%) in males, Hind limb 180% snout(cid:1) Eyediameter 2(cid:2)0(cid:1)2(cid:2)1 2(cid:2)0% 0(cid:2)05 10(cid:2)3% vent length in females and 173% in females. Forearm Snout(cid:1)eyedistance 5(cid:2)2(cid:1)6(cid:2)0 5(cid:2)7% 0(cid:2)3 29(cid:2)4% much more robust in males than in females, no velvety Snout(cid:1)nostrildistance 2(cid:2)1(cid:1)2(cid:2)9 2(cid:2)5% 0(cid:2)26 12(cid:2)7% nuptial pad in male, toes webs more developed in males Betweeneyes 6(cid:2)4(cid:1)7(cid:2)2 6(cid:2)7% 0(cid:2)32 34(cid:2)5% than in females. Three of the four females with ) ∗+ Betweennostril 3(cid:2)2(cid:1)3(cid:2)5 3(cid:2)3% 0(cid:2)1 17(cid:2)0% stripe andfewtubercles dorsally, belly of onefemalewith Oraldiscwidth 4(cid:2)2(cid:1)4(cid:2)6 4(cid:2)3% 0(cid:2)15 22(cid:2)2% dark massesandonewhite withoutgraynebulousmottled Snout(cid:1)spiracledistance 11(cid:2)6(cid:1)13(cid:2)2 12(cid:2)4% 0(cid:2)73 63(cid:2)9% in preservative ( Figs(cid:2)10(cid:1)13). Some specimens with posterior of upper lip knurled above dark brown stripe (cid:1) (cid:1) Biological data. The frog is found in the pool and with reddish yellow ( yellow) color extending to arm pond among the wet land and forest in reproductive insertion; lower lip deeply brown stippled with whitish duration, with Sympatric distribution of Hynobius elongate mass (Figs(cid:2)2(cid:1)4, 10(cid:1)13) . maoershanensis at Mt. Maoer of Guangxi, South China Tadpoles ( Figs(cid:2)14(cid:1)17 and Table 2). Based on six (Zhou et al., 2006). The breeding season is from samples of tadpole seriesSYNU0602001, thebodypear(cid:1) December to February, and the eggs and tadpoles from likeindorsal profile, ovoid in lateral profile. In stage36, stage33 to 36 were collected in February, showing the mean length of body 19(cid:2)4mm(18(cid:2)9(cid:1)20(cid:2)1mm, n= 6), tadpole develops overwinteringly. In March and July, mean length of tail 34(cid:2)8 mm ( 31(cid:2)3(cid:1)39(cid:2)0 mm), body small and larger tadpoles were collected at the same width (mean 13(cid:2)62mm) some greater than body height pond. In April, the frogmoves tothe land inforestand (mean 11(cid:2)55 mm); snout rounded, eye dorsolateral, difficult to collect. (cid:1) 7(cid:1)98(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) ActaZootaxonomica Sinica 动物分类学报(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Vol. 32(cid:1) No. 4 Distribution. Rana maoershanensis is currently known the Northern and Western China. from Mt. Maoer of Guangxi, China. Although this proposition is not consistent with Dubois, s who grouped the frogs based on the number 3(cid:1) Comparison and Discussion of chromosomes, the sizeofeggsandthelabialtooth row The brown frog ( also known as woodfrog) group formula of tadpole ( Dubois, 1992). Up(cid:1)to now, no presents a problem most difficult to solve. Great information has been shown which one is good in confusion exists in the literature, as there has been no phylogenetics, we select Fei, s proposition (Fei et al., satisfactory comparative study of preserved museum 2005) here to provide a convenient, shorthand way of specimens of different species, and no careful comparing with the new species in morphological investigationin the fields (Liu, 1946) . Eurasian brown characters. frogs are morphological conservative assemblage R. chensinensis group consistinga larger number of similar species (Kimet al., 2002). In somespecies group, the frogs are quite similar R. maoershanensis resembles to R. chensinensis, R. in morphology, and very difficulty to identify ( Liu & dybowskii and R. kukunoris in head shape ( head width Hu, 1961; Tanaka et al., 1996; Xie et al., 2000; Lu equal to or larger than length), but it differs from them & Li, 2002). Although a great progress has been made in dorsalateral fold, vocal sacand LTRF (slightly curved then, this phenomenon is still truefor some allied brown dorsalateral fold, no internal vocal sac, and LTFR (cid:2): frogs by this time ( Che, 2006; Lu &Li, 2005). 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 and (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1)! in R. maoershanensis; Up to now, 13 species of brown frogs have been curved dorsalateral fold, internal vocal sac, LTRF (cid:2): known from China. Although some of thefrogs arequite 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1, (cid:2): 4(cid:1)4(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 and (cid:2): 2(cid:1)2(cid:1): : 1(cid:1)1 similar in morphology, they can identified from inR. chensinensis, R. dybowskii and R. kukunoris) . combination of several aspects, such as dorsalateral fold, R. maoershanensis differs from R. asiatica in internal vocal sacs, head shape, chromosome numbers dorsalateralfold, vocal sac, and middorsal line ( slightly and color characters, and labial papillae and labial tooth curved dorsalateralfold, noinner vocal sac, and no light row formula of tadpoles ( Liu & Hu, 1961; Lu & Li, middorsal line with distinct edges running from eyes to 2002; Fei et al., 2005). cloaca in R. maoershanensis, curved dorsaletaral fold, According to chromosome numbers, the brown reduced inner vocal sac and light middorsal line with frogs in China could be classified into two groups: one distinct edges runningfrom eyes to cloaca present in R. group with2n= 24and another with2n= 26. In 2n= 24 asiatica). group, the frogs mainly distribute in the North China, R. amurensis groups including R. altica, R. chensinensis, R. dybowskii, R. kukunoris and R. huanrenensis; while in 2n = 26 group, R. maoershanensis mainly differ from R. amurensis the frogs are widespread over China, including R. species group by slightly curved dorsalateral fold ( curved zhenhaiensis, R. omeimontis, R. chaochiaoensis, R. in R. amurensis group), no dorsal bands or middorsal longicrus, R. asiatica, R. amurensis, R. asiatica and R. line ( Light middorsal band with distinct edges in R. kunyuensis ( no chromosome numbers data for R. asiatica, and twoglandular bands in R. amurensis and R. chevronta ). The karyotype of this new species, R. altaica) and no golden lip tripe (golden lip tripe in R. maoershanensis is 2n = 26 ( unpublished data from super(cid:1) kunyuensis). R. maoershanensis alsodiffers from R. altaica author, s lab.) . by inner metatarsal tubercle much less than the length of Based on the shape of dorsolateral folds and firsttoe ( inner metatarsal tubercle a little less than the presence of vocal sacs, three species groups were length of first toe in R. altaica) . proposed phenetically ( Fei et al., 2005). The R. LTRF of R. maoershanensis is different from R. longicrus groupwith straightor slightlycurveddorsolateral amurensis group too ( more (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1 and less folds and no vocal sacs includes R. zhenhaiensis, R. (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1)! in R. morershanensis; more (cid:2): 1(cid:1)1(cid:1) and omeimontis, R. chaochiaoensis, R. longicrus and R. less (cid:2): 1(cid:1)1(cid:1)∋: 1(cid:1)1 in R. amurensis andR. kunyuensis, chevronta, which distribute in the Southern China. This and more (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1and less (cid:2): 2(cid:1)2(cid:1): : 1(cid:1)1 group was formally named as R. japonica group before in R. huanrenensis). And the breeding season and its R. japonica in Chinawas replacedbyR. zhenhaiensis ( Xie location of R. maoershanensis much different from R. etal., 2000; Fei etal., 2005; Lu&Li, 2005) . TheR. huanrenensis ( in winter, and egg massess not attached on chensinensis group with curved dorsolateral folds and rocks or other materials at pool and pond in R. internal vocal sacs includesR. chensinensis, R. dybowskii, maoershanensis; in Spring, and egg masses attached on R. kukunoris andR. asiatica; andtheR. amurensis group rocks inriver inR. huanrenensis) . with curved dorsolateral folds and no vocal sacs includes In addition, the species in R. amurensis group other brown frogs in China. 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Ph D thesis. 学报] (cid:1) 8(cid:1)00(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) ActaZootaxonomica Sinica 动物分类学报(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Vol. 32(cid:1) No. 4 中国蛙类一新种 (无尾目, 蛙科) 陆宇燕1(cid:1) 李丕鹏1(cid:1) 蒋得斌2 1. 沈阳师范大学两栖爬行动物多样性研究组(cid:1) 沈阳(cid:1) 110034 2. 猫儿山国家级自然保护区管理局(cid:1) 桂林(cid:1) 541316 摘(cid:1) 要(cid:1) 描述了1种采自广西猫儿山国家级自然保护区的蛙 新种在头型上与中国林蛙相似, 在体形上与昭觉林蛙相 类1新种, 模式标本保存于沈阳师范大学自然博物馆。 似。但与已知林蛙均有明显不同。新种的背侧褶略显弯曲, 这一特点明显不同于主要分布于中国北方的黑龙江林蛙种组 猫儿山林蛙, 新种Rana maoershanensis sp. nov. (图1~ 17) 正模: SYNU 06020120, 雄性成体, 李丕鹏和王绍能于 Rana amurensis group和中国林蛙种组 R. chensinensis group的成 员。新种与长肢林蛙种组 R. longicrus group 的镇海林蛙 R. 2006年2月采集自广西壮族自治区猫儿山国家级自然保护 区, 海拔1980m。配模: SYNU 06020091, SYNU 06020122 和 zhenhaiensis 在背侧褶的弯曲特点上相似, 但前者有别于后者的 主要特点有: 头型较宽扁, 雌蛙后腿相对较长, 蝌蚪唇齿式 SYNU06020124, 雄性成体; SYNU06020121, SYNU06040153, 多为(cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1。新种与长肢林蛙种组的其他林蛙不仅 SYN0604154和SYNU06040155, 雌性成体。李丕鹏和王绍能 在背侧褶和头型等方面明显有别, 而且蝌蚪唇齿式也显著不 于2006年 2月和 4 月采集, 采集地点与正模相同。蝌蚪: SYNU0602001和SYNU0604001系列, 采集信息与配模标本 同。通过对四川、贵州和云南的昭觉林蛙 R. chaochiaoensis 成 体和蝌蚪标本 (包括地模标本) 的核查和比较, 新种的胫跗 相同。 关节前达眼角, 皮肤光滑, 缺乏疣粒, 雄性腹侧无雄性线, 新种具有如下主要鉴别特征: 1) 体略大; 2) 头宽略大 蝌蚪下唇乳突排列规则, 中央无缺刻; 而昭觉林蛙胫跗关节 于头长; 3) 背侧褶明显且略弯曲; 4) 胫跗关节前达眼角; 前达鼻孔或超过吻端, 体侧和背部有圆疣或长疣, 雄性背腹 5) 雄性婚垫2团, 无内声囊, 腹部无雄性线; 6) 蝌蚪唇齿式 侧均有雄性线, 蝌蚪下唇中央乳头排列稀疏或有缺刻。 多为(cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1) : 1(cid:1)1, 少数为 (cid:2): 3(cid:1)3(cid:1)!。 关键词(cid:1) 无尾类, 蛙科, 猫儿山林蛙, 新种, 中国. 中图分类号(cid:1) Q959(cid:2)53 Appendix(cid:1)specimensexamined CIB37755, CIB37756, CIB37758, CIB37760; (females) CIB37720, Rana altaica fromSYNU(7). China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous CIB37721, CIB37724, CIB37725, CIB37773, CIB37777. China, Yunnan Region, Jingbuer River: ( males) SYNU050204, SYNU050205, Province, Kunming City: (males) CIB37796, CIB37799, CIB37798, SYNU050206; (females) SYNU050200, SYNU050201, SYNU050202, CIB37801, CIB37802, CIB37803, CIB37804, CIB37805, CIB37806, SYNU050203. (females) CIB37786, CIB37787, CIB37788, CIB37790, CIB37792, Ranaamurensis from SYNU(16). China, Jilin Province: (males) CIB37793, CIB37830. China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang County: SYNU06050247, SYNU06050249, SYNU06050252, SYNU06050254, (males): CIB37840, CIB37839; (female) CIB37838. SYNU06050257, SYNU06050258, SYNU06050260, SYNU06050261; Ranachensinensis from SYNU (12). China, Shaanxi Province, Hu ( females ) SYNU050144, SYNU06050248, SYNU06050250, County(typelocality): (males) SYNU050261, SYNU050262; (females) SYNU06050251, SYNU06050253, SYNU06050255, SYNU06050256, SYNU050263, SYNU050264. China, Beijing: (female) SYNU06090564. SYNU06050259. China, Henan Province: (males) SYNU06100578, SYNU06100587, Ranaasiatica from SYNU(7). China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous SYNU06100589, SYNU06100599: ( females ) SYNU06100574, Region, Yili County: ( subadults ) SYNU050211, SYNU050212, SYNU06100576, SYNU06100600. SYNU050213, SYNU050214, SYNU050215, SYNU050216, SYNU050217. Ranachevronta from CIB (1). China, Sichuan Province, Emei Mt. Ranachaochoensis fromKIZ(29). China, YunnanProvince, Chuxiong (typelocality): (male) CIB65I0028. andZhongdian Counties: (females) 8409024, 82115. China, Yunnan Ranadybowskii from SYNU (34). China, Jilin Province, Changbai Province, Shuangbai andYangbi Counties: (males) 840921, 820915, Mt.: ( males) SYNU050100, SYNU050102, SYNU06050281, 820919, 820923, 820929; (females) 820953, 820954. China, Yunnan SYNU06050282; ( females) SYNU050103, SYNU06050280. China, Province, WeixingandLudianCounty: (males) 82I201, 82I202, 82I363; Heilongjiang Province, Shangzhi County: (male) SYNU06060407; (females) 82I200, 82I303. China, Yunnan Province, Ludian County: (female) SYNU06060408. China, Liaoning Province, Xiuyuan, Beining (males) 1033, 1035, 1034, 1036, 1039, 1093; (females) 0866, 1067, and Lingyuan Counties: ( males) SYNU050229, SYNU050243, 1103. China, YunnanProvince, Lijiang(KIZ, Dr. Rao, sLab): (males) SYNU050244, SYNU050247, SYNU050248, SYNU06040176, IOZCAS4282, IOZCAS 4283, IOZCAS 4284, IOZCAS 4285, IOZCAS SYNU06040178, SYNU06040180, SYNU06040181, SYNU06040182; 4288, IOZCAS4291. (females) SYNU050227, SYNU050232, SYNU050233, SYNU050234, Rana chaochoensis from CIB (70). China, Sichuan Province, Zhaojue SYNU050235, SYNU050236, SYNU050237, SYNU050241, SYNU050242, County(as Chaochoformerly, type locality): (males) CIB37841, SYNU050245, SYNU050246, SYNU050249, SYNU050250, SYNU050251, CIB37842, CIB37847, CIB37850, CIB37851, CIB37852, CIB37855, SYNU050252, SYNU050253. CIB37857, CIB37859, CIB37866, CIB37867, CIB37870, CIB37873, Ranahuanrenensis fromSYNU(7). China, LiaoningProvince, Huanren CIB37877; ( females) CIB378853, CIB37860, CIB37862, CIB37869, County (type locality): (males) SYNU050231, SYNU050232, CIB37874, CIB37876, CIB84495. China, Sichuan Province, Yuexi, SYNU050233, SYNU050234; (females) SYNU050237, SYNU050238, Mianning, and Yanyuan Counties: (males) CIB37643, CIB37683, SYNU050239. CIB37703; (females) CIB37641, CIB37642, CIB37644, CIB 37681, Ranakukunoris fromSYNU(4). China, Gansu Province: (males) CIB37699, CIB37700, CIB37707. China, Guizhou Province, Weining SYNU06080510, SYNU06080512, SYNU06080513; ( female ) County: (males) CIB37712, CIB37713, CIB37715, CIB37723, SYNU06080511. CIB37731, CIB37734, CIB37735, CIB377747, CIB37748, CIB37754, Ranakunyusnesis fromSYNU(11). China, ShandongProvince, Kunyu Oct., 2007 陆宇燕等: 中国蛙类一新种 (无尾目, 蛙科) 801 (cid:1) Mt ( type locality): ( males) SYNU06040204, SYNU06040205, Ranazhenhaiensis fromSYNU(18). China, Zhejiang Province, Beilun SYNU06040206, SYNU06040207, SYNU06040208, SYNU06040209, Region(formerlyZhenhai County, typelocality): (males) SYNU050267, SYNU06040210, ( females ) SYNU06040211, SYNU06040212, SYNU050268, SYNU050271, SYNU06020126, SYNU06040129, SYNU06040213, SYNU06040214. SYNU06040130, SYNU06040131, SYNU06040132, SYNU06040133, Ranaomeimontis fromSYNU(8). China, SichuanProvince, Emei Mt. SYNU06040134, SYNU06040135; (females) SYNU050269, SYNU050270, (type locality): (males) SYNU050274, SYNU050275, SYNU050278, SYNU050272, SYNU050273, SYNU06020127, SYNU06020128, SYNU06080522, SYNU06080523; (females) SYNU050276, SYNU050277, SYNU06040136. SYNU050279.