First Record of Theloderma gordoni Taylor, 1962 from Yunnan Province, China

Qi Shuo, Yu Guo-hua, Lei Bo, Fan Yi, Zhang Deng-lin, Dong Zhi-wei, Li Pi-peng, Nikolai L. Orlov, Hou Mian

Abstract


Five specimens of bug-eyed treefrogs of genus Theloderma were collected in Taiyanghe National Forest Park, Simao County, Pu’er Prefecture, Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, Mengyang and Menglun Towns, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, and Daweishan National Nature Reserve, Pingbian County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China in September 2015, May, June, and November 2016, respectively. According to our identification these treefrogs refer to Theloderma gordoni Taylor, 1962 and present the first record for China.

Keywords


Theloderma gordoni; Yunnan; China; first record

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2018-25-1-43-55

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