Record the new distribution area of ​​two amphibian species in Vietnam

During the fieldwork the researchers discovered that these two species are found in Son La and Dien Bien provinces in northwestern Vietnam , an area away from Hoang Lien National Park (a center of biodiversity). study Vietnam) not far away.

Hylarana cubitalis Rock - (Photo: Pham Van Anh)

Two new species of amphibian species, Eos Leptolalax eos and Hylarana cubitalis, have recently been recorded for Vietnam by scientists of the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi Pedagogical University, Northwest University and Cologne Zoo. - Germany published in Russian Journal of Herpetology (Episode 21, No. 3, 2014).

Eos eye Leptolalax eos - (Photo: Pham Van Anh)

The species Leptolalax eos has a body length of 32.7–34.8mm in males and 40.1–45.5mm; small nodules on the head and back; unclear eardrum; the upper part of the iris is orange, the lower part is yellow; dorsal brown - gray with light brown triangles on the head; White or creamy belly. This species was described by Ohler in 2011 with a standard sample collected in northern Laos.

The species Hylarana cubitalis has a body length of 51.8–58.8 in males and 60.4mm in females; The genital bottle in males grows at the base of the finger and inside the arm; the skin on the back and face on the head is smooth, the ribs of the ribs are clear; upper part golden brown; lips on white; brown eardrum; gray ribs with dark spots; white belly. This species was previously distributed in China, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.