DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES, RANA-MULTIDENTICULATA (ANURA, RANIDAE),FROM TAIWAN

Authors
CHOU WH LIN JY
Citation
Wh. Chou et Jy. Lin, DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES, RANA-MULTIDENTICULATA (ANURA, RANIDAE),FROM TAIWAN, Zoological studies, 36(3), 1997, pp. 222-229
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Zoological studies → ACNP
ISSN journal
10215506
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
222 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
1021-5506(1997)36:3<222:DOANSR>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We describe a new ranid frog, Rana multidenticulata sp. nov., from the montane areas of the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. This species s eems to be most closely related to R. sauteri which occurs in the west ern lowlands. These presumed sister taxa can be distinguished by oral features of tadpoles and several adult characters. Vocalization and la rval morphology of the new species are also described.