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1 April 2015 A New Tree Frog of the Genus Gracixalus from Thailand (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae)
Masafumi Matsui, Wichase Khonsue, Somsak Panha, Koshiro Eto
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Abstract

We report a new tree frog of the genus Gracixalus from western Thailand and describe it as a new species Gracixalus seesom based on results of morphological and molecular analyses. The new species is a small-sized Gracixalus (male snout-vent length ca. 22 mm) and is morphologically similar to G. gracilipes, but is easily distinguished from it by its dorsal tan color in life, absence of white spot on lower lip, and black markings on its foot webbing. The new species also clearly differs from all the other members of the genus by the combination of small body size, triangular snout, and light yellowish brown dorsum without distinct tuberculations. Problems of phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Gracixalus are briefly discussed.

© 2015 Zoological Society of Japan
Masafumi Matsui, Wichase Khonsue, Somsak Panha, and Koshiro Eto "A New Tree Frog of the Genus Gracixalus from Thailand (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae)," Zoological Science 32(2), 204-210, (1 April 2015). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs140238
Received: 24 October 2014; Accepted: 1 December 2014; Published: 1 April 2015
KEYWORDS
Gracixalus seesom
mitochondrial phylogeny
Southeast Asia
systematics
taxonomy
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