Leptobrachella weixinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Megophryidae
Subfamilia: Leptobrachiinae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species: Leptobrachella weixinensis

Name

Leptobrachella weixinensis Liu, Chen, Xu & Wu, 2025: 1400

• Holotype: NNU 040615, adult ♂, collected by Lu Chen on 15 June 2024.
• Type locality: “Shizigou village, Zhaxi Town, Weixin County, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China (27.84730°N, 105.02633°E; elevation 1280 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Liu, N.-Y., Chen, L., Xu, W. & Wu, Y.-H. 2025. Morphological and molecular evidence reveal a new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from the northeastern hills of Yunnan, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 1397–1408. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.148507 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Weixin Leaf Litter Toad