Two new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China

Abstract

Two new toad species of the genus <i>Leptobrachella</i> are described from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of China, based on the combination of molecular and morphological data. The description of <i>Leptobrachella aspera</i> Wang, Lyu, Qi & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> from Huanglianshan Nature Reserve represents the thirteenth <i>Leptobrachella</i> species known from Yunnan Province, and the description of <i>Leptobrachella dorsospina</i> Wang, Lyu, Qi & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> from Yushe Forest Park represents the sixth <i>Leptobrachella</i> species known from Guizhou Province. These new discoveries further emphasize the extremely high diversity of the <i>Leptobrachella</i> toads in these regions.