Taxonomic relationship between Amolopsminutus Orlov & Ho, 2007 and A.ottorum Pham, Sung, Pham, Le, Zieger & Nguyen, 2019, with first record of A.minutus from China (Anura, Ranidae)

Shuo Liu; Truong Quang Nguyen; Minh Duc Le; Cuong The Pham; Anh Van Pham; Mian Hou; Hongxin Zhou; Mingzhong Mo; Mei Li; Biao Li; Xiong Luo; Dingqi Rao; Song Li

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e129214

Taxonomic relationship between Amolopsminutus Orlov & Ho, 2007 and A.ottorum Pham, Sung, Pham, Le, Zieger & Nguyen, 2019, with first record of A.minutus from China (Anura, Ranidae)

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Sep 26:12:e129214. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e129214. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Shuo Liu¹, Truong Quang Nguyen^{2

3}, Minh Duc Le^{4

5

6}, Cuong The Pham^{2

3}, Anh Van Pham⁴, Mian Hou⁷, Hongxin Zhou⁸, Mingzhong Mo⁹, Mei Li¹⁰, Biao Li¹⁰, Xiong Luo¹⁰, Dingqi Rao⁸, Song Li^{1

11}

Affiliations

¹ Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
² Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Hanoi Vietnam.
³ Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Hanoi Vietnam.
⁴ Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi Vietnam.
⁵ Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi Vietnam.
⁶ Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States of America Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History New York United States of America.
⁷ College of Continuing (Online) Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China College of Continuing (Online) Education, Sichuan Normal University Chengdu China.
⁸ Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
⁹ Honghe Prefecture Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Yunnan Province, Mengzi, China Honghe Prefecture Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Yunnan Province Mengzi China.
¹⁰ Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau, Yuanyang, China Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau Yuanyang China.
¹¹ Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Information, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Information, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.

Abstract

Background: Based on the examination of specimens of Amolopsminutus Orlov & Ho, 2007 and A.ottorum Pham, Sung, Pham, Le, Zieger & Nguyen, 2019, we found that there is no significant morphological difference between them. Phylogenetic analysis also showed that A.minutus and A.ottorum belong to the same taxon. In addition, we discovered the distribution of A.minutus in China.

New information: In this study, we provide the first molecular data of Amolopsminutus and regard A.ottorum as a junior synonym of A.minutus. In addition, we report the first record of A.minutus from China, based on nine specimens collected from Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve in southern Yunnan Province and present an updated diagnosis of this species, based on literature data and newly-collected specimens.

Keywords: 16S; Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve; morphology; synonym; taxonomy; torrent frogs.

Shuo Liu, Truong Quang Nguyen, Minh Duc Le, Cuong The Pham, Anh Van Pham, Mian Hou, Hongxin Zhou, Mingzhong Mo, Mei Li, Biao Li, Xiong Luo, Dingqi Rao, Song Li.