First Record of Philautus petilus Stuart and Heatwole, 2004 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam and Its Phylogenetic Position

Tao Thien NGUYEN; Dzung Trung LE; Son Hung Lan NGUYEN; Masafumi MATSUI; Truong Quang NGUYEN

doi:10.5358/hsj.33.112

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First Record of Philautus petilus Stuart and Heatwole, 2004 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Vietnam and Its Phylogenetic Position

Tao Thien NGUYEN, Dzung Trung LE, Son Hung Lan NGUYEN, Masafumi MATSUI, Truong Quang NGUYEN

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Keywords: Philautus, Theloderma, New record, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Muong Nhe Nature Reserve, Dien Bien Province

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2014 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 112-120

DOI https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.33.112

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Abstract

A small rhacophorid, Philautus petilus known from only the female holotype, is recorded for the first time outside of the type locality in Laos. Three specimens, containing the first known males of the species, were collected from Muong Nhe Nature Reserve in Dien Bien Province, northwestern Vietnam. The Vietnamese specimens are identified as P. petilus based on morphological similarities with the holotype from Laos. In addition, our molecular data verify the transfer of this species from Philautus to the genus Theloderma.

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