Three new species of frogs allied to Rana megatympanum are described from Laos and Vietnam. One new species is from the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos, a second is from central Laos and adjacent central Vietnam, and a third is from northern Laos. The three new species are distinguished from similar species by skin texture, the location of white spinules on the skin in males and females, spotting on the lips, body size, relative tympanum size, and unpigmented eggs.
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1 December 2005
THREE NEW SPECIES OF SPINULE-BEARING FROGS ALLIED TO RANA MEGATYMPANUM BAIN, LATHROP, MURPHY, ORLOV AND HO, 2003 FROM LAOS AND VIETNAM
Bryan L. Stuart,
Raoul H. Bain
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Herpetologica
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2005
Vol. 61 • No. 4
December 2005
Laos
new species
Ranidae
Vietnam