Leptobrachella xinshaoensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 xinshaoensis

Name

Leptobrachella xinshaoensis Jiang, Liu, Huang, Zhang & Wang, 2026: 260

• Holotype: CIB XS20240319001, adult ♂, collected by Jing Liu on 19 March 2024.
• Type locality: “Xinshao County, Hunan Province, China (27.5065°N, 111.4597°E, ca. 350 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Jiang, L.-M., Liu, J., Huang, Y., Zhang, H.-Y. & Wang, B. 2026. Morphological and molecular evidence support a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from central China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(1): 253–269. DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.175462 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Xinshao Leaf-litter Toad