Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Leptobrachella (Anura: Megophryidae) from the mountains of northern Thailand Author Chen, Jin-Min State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China & Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China & These authors contributed equally to this work. Author Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand & These authors contributed equally to this work. Author Wu, Yun-He State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China & Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar & These authors contributed equally to this work. Author Poyarkov, Nikolay A. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, GSP- 1, Moscow 119991, Russia & Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Center, 63 Nguyen Van Huyen Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Author Xu, Kai State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China Author Pawangkhanant, Parinya School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand Author Che, Jing State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China & Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar & chej @ mail. kiz. ac. cn text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-14 5052 2 191 214 journal article 3992 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.2.2 b556e004-aeb2-4b7b-b860-e139582ebfa9 1175-5326 5568539 F93844B9-3705-4255-9131-BE0A88C279F2

TABLE 4. Selected diagnostic characters for species described herein and species in the genus Leptobrachella occurring north of the Isthmus of Kra (modified from Rowley et

Species	Male SVL (mm)	Black spots on flanks	Toes webbing	Fringes on toes	Ventral coloration	Dorsal skin texture
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murphyi sp. nov.	23.2–24.9	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white belly with small black spots on the margin	Shagreened with reddish tubercles and folds
aerea	25.1–28.9	No	Rudimentary	Wide	Near immaculate creamy white, brown specking on margins	Finely tuberculate
alpina	24.0–26.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide in males	Creamy-white with dark spots	Relatively smooth, some with small warts
applebyi	19.6–22.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Smooth
ardens	21.3–24.7	Yes	Absent	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Smooth-finely shagreened
aspera	22.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy white with distinct dark patches on chest and abdomen	Rough with dense conical granules, tubercles, and glandular folds
bashaensis	22.9–25.6	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy-white chest and off-white belly with irregular black spots	slightly shagreened with small tubercles and irregular brown stripes
bidoupensis	18.5–25.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Reddish brown with white speckling	Smooth
bijie	29.0–30.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	White with distinct nebulous greyish speckling on chest and ventrolateral flanks	Shagreened and granular
botsfordi	29.1–32.6	No	Rudimentary	Narrow	Reddish brown with white speckling	Shagreened
bourreti	28.0–36.2	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy white	Relatively smooth, some with small warts
chishuiensis	30.8–33.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	White with distinct nebulous greyish speckling on chest and ventrolateral flanks	Shagreened and granular
crocea	22.2–27.3	No	Rudimentary	Absent	Bright orange	Highly tuberculate
dorsospina	28.7–30.5	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Greyish white with black spots and orange pigmenta- tions	Rough with dense conical granules, tubercles, glandular folds, and conical spines
eos	33.1–34.7	No	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white	Shagreened
feii	21.5–22.8	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy white with black blotches	Shagreened with small tubercles and ridge
firthi	26.4–29.2	No	Rudimentary	Wide in males	Creamy white	Shagreened with fine tubercles
flaviglandulosa	23.0–27.0	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Whitish, black speckling on margins	Shagreened with yellowish-brown tubercles
fuliginosa	28.2–30.0	Yes	Rudimentary	narrow	White with brown dusting	Nearly smooth, few tubercles
graminicola	23.1–24.6	In some individuals	Rudimentary	Wide	White with very dark blackish brown spots	Smooth, with many tubercles and lacking dermal ridges
isos	23.7–27.9	No	Rudimentary	Wide in males	Creamy white with white dusting on margins	Mostly smooth, females more tuberculate
jinshaensis	29.7–31.2	Yes	Absent	Narrow	Cream yellow with purple speckling, and on flanks presence of distinct nebulous greyish speckling	Shagreened, some of the granules forming longitudinal short skin ridges
kalonensis	25.8–30.6	Yes	Absent	Absent	Pale, speckled brown	Smooth
khasiorum	24.5–27.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white	Isolated, scattered tubercles
lateralis	26.9–28.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Creamy white	Roughly granular
laui	24.8–26.7	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white with dark brown dusting on margins	Round granular tubercles
liui	23.0–28.7	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white with dark brown spots on chest and margins	Round granular tubercles with glandular folds
macrops	28.0–29.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Greyish-violet with white speckling	Roughly granular with larger tubercles
maculosa	24.2–26.6	Yes	Absent	Absent	Brown, less white speckling	Mostly smooth
mangshanensis	22.2–27.8	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Throat grey-white and belly creamy white, scattered with white speckles	Smooth with orange tubercles and dark brown stripes
maoershanensis	25.2–30.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy white chest and belly with irregular black spots	Longitudinal folds
melica	19.5–22.7	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Smooth
minima	25.7–31.4	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Creamy white	Smooth
nahangensis	40.8	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Creamy white with light specking on throat and chest	Smooth
neangi	35.4–36.3 (Females)	Yes	Absent	Absent	Belly transparent, immaculate purplish gray	Dorsal skin with small, irregular bumps and ridges
niveimontis	22.5–23.6	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Marbled with black speckling	Relatively smooth with small tubercles
nokrekensis	26.0–33.0	Yes	Rudimentary	Unknown	Creamy white	Tubercles and longitudinal folds
nyx	26.7–32.6	Yes but indistinct	Rudimentary	Absent	Creamy white with white with brown margins	Rounded tubercles
oshanensis	26.6–30.7	Yes	Absent	Absent	Whitish with no markings or only small, light grey spots	Smooth with few glandular ridges
pallida	24.5–27.7	No	Absent	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Tuberculate
pelodytoides	27.5–32.3	Yes	One third webbing	Narrow	Whitish	Mostly smooth with smooth warts
petrops	23.6–27.6	No	Absent	Narrow	Immaculate creamy white	Highly tuberculate
pluvialis	21.3–22.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Dirty white with dark brown marbling	Smooth, flattened tubercles on flanks
puhoatensis	24.2–28.1	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Reddish brown with white dusting	Longitudinal skin ridges
purpuraventra	27.3–29.8	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Grey purple with distinct nebulous greyish speckling on chest and ventrolateral flanks	Shagreened and granular
purpurus	25.0–27.5	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Dull white with indistinct grey dusting	Shagreen with small tubercles
pyrrhops	30.8–34.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Slightly shagreened
rowleyae	23.4–25.4	Yes	Absent	Absent	Pinkish milk-white to light brown with white speckles	Smooth with numerous tiny tubercles
shiwandashanensis	26.8–29.7	Yes	Absent	Absent	Creamy white with brown spots on the lateral margin	Rough with numerous tubercles
suiyangensis	28.7–29.7	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Yellowish creamy-white with marble texture chest and belly or with irregular light brown speckling	Shagreen with small granules
sungi	48.3–52.7	No or small	Wide	Narrow	White	Granular
tadungensis	23.3–28.2	Yes	Absent	Absent	Reddish brown with white speckling	Smooth
tamdil	32.3	Yes	Wide	Wide	White	Weakly tuberculate
tengchongensis	23.9–26.0	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	White with dark brown blotches	Shagreened with small tubercles
tuberosa	24.4–29.5	No	Rudimentary	Absent	White with small grey spots/streaks	Highly tuberculate
ventripunctata	25.5–28.0	Yes	Rudimentary	Absent or narrow	Chest and belly with dark brown spots	Longitudinal skin ridges
wuhuangmontis	25.6–30.0	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Greyish white mixed by tiny white and black dots	Rough with dense conical tubercles
wulingensis	24.5–32.8	Small to moderate	Rudimentary	Narrow	Creamy white, with distinct or indistinct brown speck- ling at margins	Shagreened with sparse large warts, sometimes with longitudinal ridges
yeae	25.8–32.6	Yes	Rudimentary	Narrow	Cream white with small brown specking on sides and upper abdomen	Relatively smooth with tiny granules
yingjiangensis	25.7–27.6	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Creamy white with dark brown flecks on chest and margins	Shagreened with small tubercles
yunkaiensis	25.9–29.3	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Belly pink with distinct or indistinct speckling	Shagreened with short skin ridges and warts
zhangyapingi	45.8–52.5	Yes	Rudimentary	Wide	Near immaculate white	Mostly smooth with distinct tubercles