A new species of bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes) from southern Xizang, China Author Zhang, He 0000-0002-9511-2552 College of Life Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China & Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & 767056223 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9511 - 2552 767056223@qq.com Author Shu, Guo-Cheng 0000-0003-1590-6510 Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & shugccib @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1590 - 6510 Author Shu, Fu 0000-0002-6082-8112 Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Changsha 410000, China & shufu 328 qs @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6082 - 8112 Author Li, Ke 0000-0001-9695-4236 College of Life Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China & Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & 905853209 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9695 - 4236 905853209@qq.com Author Liu, Qin 0000-0001-8402-6491 Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & 546376235 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8402 - 6491 546376235@qq.com Author Wu, Ya-Yong 0000-0003-2752-4085 Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & cdwyy 201101 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2752 - 4085 Author Dong, Bing-Jun 0000-0001-8727-401X College of Life Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China & dongbingjun @ synu. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8727 - 401 X dongbingjun@synu.edu.cn Author Guo, Peng 0000-0001-5585-292X Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China & ybguop @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5585 - 292 X text Zootaxa 2022 2022-10-11 5195 2 125 142 journal article 162550 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.2.2 2acc5179-4756-4492-8a80-381c109b7ecd 1175-5326 7184677 482C6ADB-EFE2-412D-802B-E277FC79F151

TABLE 5. Morphological comparison among species of Raorchestes in China.

	R. yadongensis sp. nov.	R. dulongensis	R. longchuanensis	R. hillisi
SVL of adult males	17.8–24.1	15.0–19.0	17.8–21.2	15.9–17.7
Head length and width	HDW> HDL	HDW <HDL	HDW ≈ HDL	HDW <HDL
Tympanum	Distinct	Distinct	Distinct	Distinct
Nuptial pad	Present	Absent	Present	Present
Finger web	Rudimentary	Absent	Absent	Absent
Toe web	Rudimentary	Rudimentary	One-fourth	Absent between toe I and toe II, while rudimentary between other toes
Number of subarticular tubercles on fingers	1, 1, 2, 1	1, 1, 1, 1	Unknow	1, 1, 2, 1
Number of subarticular tubercles on toes	1, 1, 2, 3, 2	1, 1, 1, 2, 1	Unknow	1, 1, 2, 3, 2
Relative toe lengths	I <II <III <V <IV	I <II <V <III <IV	I <II <III = V <IV	I <II <III <V <IV
Reference	This study	Wu et al. 2020	Yang & Li 1987	Jiang et al. 2020
Continued.
	R. andersonii	R. cangyuanensis	R. menglaensis	R. huanglianshan
SVL of adult males	24.0	16.1–20.0	15.0–18.0	17.0–19.6
HDL/HDW	HDW> HDL	HDW> HDL	HDW ≈ HDL	HDW ≥ HDL
Tympanum	Distinct	Distinct	Indistinct	Distinct
Nuptial pad	Unknow	Present	Present	Present
Finger web	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
Toe web	Rudimentary or one-third	Rudimentary	Rudimentary or one-fourth	Absent between toe I and toe II, while rudimentary between other toes
Number of subarticular tubercles on Unknow fingers		1, 1, 1, 1	Unknow	1, 1, 2, 1
Number of subarticular tubercles on Unknow toes		1, 1, 1, 2, 1	Unknow	1, 1, 2, 3, 2
Relative toe lengths	I <II <III ≤ V <IV	I <II <V <III <IV	I <II <V <III <IV	I <II <III <V <IV
Reference	Fei et al. 2009	Wu et al. 2019	Kou 1990	Jiang et al. 2020