In:
Herpetozoa, Pensoft Publishers, Vol. 36 ( 2023-06-21), p. 143-152
Abstract:
Pelophylax plancyi (Lataste, 1880), Pelophylax chosenicus (Okada, 1931) and Pelophylax hubeiensis (Fei & Ye, 1982) were described chronologically from East Asia. The three species have similar morphological and molecular characteristics, but the taxonomic relationships amongst them have long been ambiguous. To deal with this taxonomic issue, we examined newly-obtained topotypic specimens of P. plancyi , P. chosenicus and P. hubeiensis for morphological comparison. Furthermore, we investigated the phylogeny of pond frogs in Eurasia by Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood analyses of a fragment consisting of mitochondrial DNA gene 16s and provided a molecular phylogeny of the genus Pelophylax . There were no morphological and molecular differences between P. plancyi and P. chosenicus , but both morphological and molecular differences between P. hubeiensis and P. plancyi . Hence, we conclude that P. chosenicus is a junior synonym of P. plancyi and P. hubeiensis is a separate species from P. plancyi .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2682-955X
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1013-4425
DOI:
10.3897/herpetozoa.36.e100072
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Unknown
Publisher:
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Date:
2023
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2474932-1
SSG:
12
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