The validity of Rana bannanica Rao & Yang, 1997 (Anura, Ranidae)

Authors: Liu, Shuo Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e114263 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: Herpetozoa OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: 16S · Topics: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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One specimen of frog was collected from Mohan Town, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, which is the type locality of Rana bannanica Rao & Yang, 1997, currently considered as a junior synonym of Hylarana milleti (Smith, 1921). This specimen well agrees with the original description of R. bannanica. In regard to morphology, R. bannanica and H. milleti are, indeed, very similar, but can still be distinguished from each other. Phylogenetic analysis, based on mitochondrial gene sequences, showed that this specimen and H. milleti are different species. Hence, we remove R. bannanica from the synonymy of H. milleti.

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