Table 1. Summary of quantitative and qualitative diagnostic characters in Microhyla nilphamariensis sp. nov. and its closest morphological and phylogenetic congeners.
| Microhyla nilphamariensis sp. nov. | Microhyla ornate | Microhyla rubra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 1) | Female (n = 6) | Male (n = 6) | Female (n = 4) | Male (n = 1) | Female (n = 3) | |
| HL:HW | 0.77 | 0.76±0.01 | 0.95±0.03 | 0.97±0.02 | 0.91 | 0.96±0.01 |
| (0.74–0.77) | (0.89–0.97) | (0.95–1.00) | (0.95–0.97) | |||
| HL:SVL | 0.21 | 0.22±0.01 | 0.28±0.01 | 0.28±0.02 | 0.3 | 0.34±0.01 |
| (0.21–0.23) | (0.27–0.29) | (0.26–0.30) | (0.33–0.35) | |||
| MBE:HL | 0.15 | 0.15±0.01 | 0.45±0.13 | 0.45±0.15 | 0.4 | 0.36±0.01 |
| (0.14–0.16) | (0.31–0.64) | (0.31–0.59) | (0.35–0.38) | |||
| EL:HL | 0.52 | 0.52±0.01 | 0.49±0.03 | 0.47±0.03 | 0.52 | 0.43±0.05 |
| (0.51–0.54) | (0.45–0.54) | (0.43–0.50) | (0.37–0.46) | |||
| UEW:EL | 0.44 | 0.42±0.02 | 0.39±0.03 | 0.39±0.02 | 0.4 | 0.53±0.04 |
| (0.39–0.45) | (0.34–0.41) | (0.36–0.42) | (0.51–0.57) | |||
| EN:NS | 5.95 | 5.92±0.08 | 1.51±0.23 | 1.60±0.22 | 1.08 | 0.97±0.13 |
| (5.77–5.98) | (1.24–1.92) | (1.43–1.92) | (0.81–1.04) | |||
| IN:NS | 4.9 | 4.84±0.04 | 1.68±0.36 | 1.77±0.41 | 0.91 | 1.03±0.12 |
| (4.91–4.81) | (1.30–1.86) | (1.37–2.32) | (0.89–1.10) | |||
| IOD:IN | 2.03 | 2.02±0.03 | 3.09±0.44 | 2.87±0.23 | 3.91 | 3.30±0.09 |
| (1.98–2.05) | (2.79–3.65) | (2.6–3.12) | (3.19–3.38) | |||
| SL: HL | 0.47 | 0.47±0.01 | 0.41±0.02 | 0.39±0.01 | 0.4 | 0.37±0.04 |
| (0.45–0.49) | (0.38–0.43) | (0.38–0.41) | (0.32–0.39) | |||
| Metacarpal tubercle | Ovoid-shaped inner metacarpal tubercle; very small rounded outer metacarpal tubercle | Large goblet-shaped inner metacarpal tubercle; very large and prominent, heart shaped outer metatarsal tubercle which appears as two tubercles fusing to form a single one. | Elongated inner metacarpal tubercle; very large and prominent, heart-shaped outer metatarsal tubercle. | |||
| Metatarsal tubercle | Inner metatarsal tubercle small round shaped; outer metatarsal tubercle is ovoid, minute, and indistinct. | Inner metatarsal tubercle elongated, large and very prominent; outer metatarsal tubercle is compressed and large in size. | Inner metatarsal tubercle shovel-shaped, bearing longitudinal groove, large and prominent; outer metatarsal tubercle is also shovel-shaped and large. | |||
Morphological ratios are given as mean ± standard deviation.