A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (Limnonectes, Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand

Phimmachak, Somphouthone; Richards, Stephen; Sivongxay, Niane; Seateun, Sengvilay; Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy; Makchai, Sunchai; Som, Hannah E.; Stuart, Bryan L.

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“…In peninsular Thailand, the biota is predominantly Sundaic species, with an affinity to Malaysia and the more westerly islands of Indonesia (Hughes et al 2003). Recorded amphibians in Thailand include approximately 175 species (Duengkae et al 2016;Phusaensri et al 2018;Thongproh et al 2018;Frost 2019;Phimmachak et al 2019) from three orders, Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophiona. Amphibian inventory efforts have been continuous in Thailand, but focused mainly on the discovery of new taxa (e.g., Phusaensri et al 2018;Sheridan and Stuart 2018;Phimmachak et al 2019).…”

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“…Recorded amphibians in Thailand include approximately 175 species (Duengkae et al 2016;Phusaensri et al 2018;Thongproh et al 2018;Frost 2019;Phimmachak et al 2019) from three orders, Anura, Caudata, and Gymnophiona. Amphibian inventory efforts have been continuous in Thailand, but focused mainly on the discovery of new taxa (e.g., Phusaensri et al 2018;Sheridan and Stuart 2018;Phimmachak et al 2019). Inventory data from national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and non-hunting areas, which represent major protected areas in the country, are published infrequently.…”

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Species diversity and prey items of amphibians in Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand

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Abstract. Thongproh P, Duengkae P, Ratree P, Phetcharat E, Kingwongsa W, Jaitrong W, Chuaynkern Y, Chuaynkern C. 2019. Species diversity and prey items of amphibians in Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand. Biodiversitas 20: 2718-2732. Amphibian occurrence within Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located along the border region among Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, is poorly understood. To determine amphibian diversity within the sanctuary, we conducted daytime and nocturnal surveys from 2014 to 2017 within six management units. We recorded 26 amphibian species and two additional unidentified taxa from two orders (Anura and Gymnophiona) and six families. Four of the encountered species are new records for Ubon Ratchathani, (Kalophrynus interlineatus, Microhyla berdmorei, Micryletta inornata, and Chiromantis nongkhorensis). In addition to observational surveys, we investigated amphibian prey items via fecal pellet analyses. Prey items comprised mainly animals (85% from class Insecta), but 9% of species consumed both plants and animals. Among insects, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera were the most abundant prey (35% and 31%, respectively). In addition, we observed one case of Ichthyophis kohtaoensis consuming an earthworm and an incident of cannibalism in Sylvirana mortenseni. Finally, due to illegal logging activities and active landmines, surveys were limited to the secure regions within the sanctuary. Thus, we noted that further species might remain unidentified within Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary due to this limitation.

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Species diversity and prey items of amphibians in Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand

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“…Homologous sequences of all major clades of Limnonectes and the outgroups Fejervarya limnocharis and Quasipaa spinosa (based on [ 16 , 17 , 24 , 25 ]) were downloaded from GenBank ( Table S1 ) and aligned to the newly-generated sequences of Limnonectes sp. and L. doriae using the MUSCLE plug-in as implemented in Geneious R11.…”

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“…We used call structure description and the terminology of pulses, notes, and calls as defined by Köhler et al [ 50 ] and Emmrich et al [ 51 ]. Comparative advertisement call characters for L. dabanus , L. lauhachindai, and L. savan were taken from the literature [ 7 , 8 , 17 ].…”

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“…This species has been reported to occur from Myanmar to western and southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, including the Andaman Islands (India) [ 1 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. The phylogenetic relationships of Limnonectes remain controversial [ 6 , 16 , 17 ], although several phylogenetic hypotheses (e.g., [ 16 , 17 , 18 ]) have placed L. doriae within a clade containing L. coffeatus , L. hascheanus (Stoliczka, 1870), L. kohchangae , L. limborgi (Sclater, 1892), L. macrognathus (Boulenger 1917), and L. plicatellus (Stoliczka, 1873).…”

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A New Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southern Thailand

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A new species in the dicroglossid frog genus Limnonectes is described from Ko Pha-ngan, Ko Samui, and Ko Lanta Yai Islands in southern Thailand. Males of Limnonectes pseudodoriae sp. nov. lack a caruncle on top of the head and very closely resemble L. doriae (Boulenger, 1887) from Myanmar and western and southern Thailand. However, the new species is distinguished from L. doriae and its congeners using an integrative taxonomic approach of morphology, mitochondrial DNA, and bioacoustics. Limnonectes pseudodoriae sp. nov. differs from L. doriae and its congeners by having a unique combination of morphological characters, including body size; skin texture of the interorbital region, dorsum, and shank; toe webbing; relative size of the inner metatarsal tubercle; and coloration of the tympanum, venter, and ova. The advertisement call of the new species is also readily differentiated from that of L. doriae in temporal parameters. Limnonectes pseudodoriae sp. nov. is highly divergent in mitochondrial DNA from L. doriae and its congeners, but its phylogenetic position within the genus is not resolved. The natural history of the new species is presented, and the geographic range of L. doriae in Thailand is clarified.

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Contributions to the amphibians and reptiles of Myanmar: insights from the Leonardo Fea legacy housed at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales of Madrid

SÁNCHEZ-VIALAS,

COPETE-MOSQUERA,

CALVO-REVUELTA

2024

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The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) holds a significant repository of historical specimens collected by Leonardo Fea in Myanmar from 1885 to 1889, which have remained overlooked for decades. In this work, we present a commented taxonomic catalogue of the MNCN amphibians and reptiles collected by L. Fea. Based on this material, we unveil the first documented record of Wijayarana melasma in Myanmar and identify a potential new species of Leptobrachium. Also, the collection contains several topotypes of six species: Limnonectes macrognathus, Orixalus carinensis, Chirixalus doriae, Xenophrys parva, Brachytarsophrys carinense, and Leiolepis ocellata. These findings emphasize the crucial role of scientific collections in revealing information that have gone unnoticed for more than a century, hinting at a potential underestimation of Myanmar's biodiversity.

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A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (Limnonectes, Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand

Cited by 5 publications

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Species diversity and prey items of amphibians in Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand

Species diversity and prey items of amphibians in Yoddom Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand

A New Limnonectes (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Southern Thailand

Contributions to the amphibians and reptiles of Myanmar: insights from the Leonardo Fea legacy housed at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales of Madrid

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