Table 5.
Diagnostic characters separating the seven new species described in this study from Megophrysfeii (incertae sedis) and 33 recognizing species of the Megophryss.l. allocated to thesubgenusPanophrys.
| Species | SVL | Horn-like tubercle at edge of upper eyelid1 | Vomerine teeth2 | Tongue3 | Lateral fringes on toes4 | Toes5 | TD/ED | TIB/SVL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| males (N) | females (N) | ||||||||
| M. dongguanensis | 30.2–39.3 (9) | / | + | + | ‒ | ‒ | + | 0.42–0.60 | 0.41–0.46 |
| M. nankunensis | 29.9–34.9 (11) | 39.4–41.9 (2) | + | + | ‒ | ‒ | + | 0.43–0.61 | 0.35–0.42 |
| M. jiulianensis | 30.4–33.9 (9) | 34.1–37.5 (2) | + | + | + | ‒ | + | 0.50–0.59 | 0.44–0.48 |
| M. nanlingensis | 30.5–37.3 (10) | / | + | + | + | + | + | 0.43–0.57 | 0.45–0.51 |
| M. wugongensis | 31.0–34.1 (4) | 38.5–42.8 (9) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | + | 0.45–0.53 | 0.37–0.44 |
| M. mufumontana | 30.1–30.8 (2) | 36.3 (2) | + | ‒ | ‒ | + | + | 0.51–0.58 | 0.47–0.53 |
| M.acuta | 27.1–33.0 (10) | 28.1–33.6 (4) | ++ | ‒ | ‒ | + | + | 0.57–0.71 | 0.38–0.45 |
| M. baolongensis | 42.0–45.0 (5) | / | + | ‒ | + | ‒ | ‒ | 0.41 | 0.46 |
| M. binchuanensis | 32.0–36.0 (4) | 40.2–42.5 (2) | ‒ | ‒ | + or ‒ | ++ | + | 0.33–0.50 | 0.46–0.48 |
| M. binlingensis | 45.1–51.0 (3) | / | ‒ | ‒ | + | / | + | 0.47–0.52 | 0.52–0.53 |
| M.boettgeri | 34.5–37.8 (20) | 39.7–46.8 (10) | + | ‒ | + | ++ | + | 0.40–0.67 | 0.45–0.49 |
| M. brachykolos | 33.7–39.3 (5) | 33.9–45.9 (2) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | + | > 0.50 | 0.37–0.42 |
| M. caudoprocta | 81.3 (1) | / | ++ | + | ‒ | / | + | 0.50 | 0.51 |
| M. cheni | 26.2–29.5 (15) | 31.8–34.1 (3) | + | ‒ | ++ | ++ | + | 0.41–0.54 | 0.50–0.54 |
| M. daweimontis | 34.0–37.0 (18) | 40.0–46.0 (3) | + | + | / | ‒ | ‒ | / | 0.54 |
| M. fansipanensis | 30.9–44.3 (13) | 41.7–42.5 (2) | + | + | + | ‒ | ‒ | 0.53–0.80 | 0.49–0.59 |
| M. feii | 24.3–25.1 (4) | 28.2–28.9 (2) | + | ‒ | + | ++ | + | 0.51–0.58 | 0.48–0.55 |
| M. hoanglienensis | 37.4–47.6 (11) | 59.6 (1) | + | + | + | ‒ | ‒ | 0.54–0.75 | 0.44–0.63 |
| M.huangshanensis | 36.0–41.6 (4) | 44.2 (1) | + | ‒ | + | ‒ | ‒ | <0.50 | 0.42–0.45 |
| M. insularis | 36.8–41.2 (5) | 47.1 (1) | + | + | + | ‒ | + | 0.46–0.57 | 0.40–0.43 |
| M. jingdongensis | 53.0–56.5 (3) | 63.5 (1) | + | + | + | ++ | +++ | / | 0.58–0.59 |
| M. jinggangensis | 35.1–36.7 (2) | 38.4–41.6 (3) | ++ | + | ‒ | + | + | 0.73–0.88 | 0.47–0.50 |
| M. kuatunensis | 26.2–29.6 (13) | 37.4 (1) | + | ‒ | + | + | ‒ | 0.44 | 0.38–0.48 |
| M. latidactyla | 38.9 (1) | / | ++ | + | ‒ | ++ | + | 0.85 | 0.52 |
| M. leishanensis | 30.4–38.7 (10) | 42.3 (2) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | + | / | / |
| M. liboensis | 34.7–67.7 (5) | 60.8–70.6 (8) | +++ | + | + | ++ | + | 0.48–0.78 | 0.44–0.61 |
| M. lini | 34.1–39.7 (20) | 37.0–39.9 (4) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ++ | + | 0.40–0.60 | 0.46–0.53 |
| M. lishuiensis | 30.7–34.7 (13) | 36.9–40.4 (3) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | / | / |
| M.minor | 34.5–41.2 (4) | / | ‒ | ‒ | + | ‒ | + | 0.8–0.83 | 0.46–0.48 |
| M. obesa | 35.6 (1) | 37.5–41.2 (6) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | + | 0.51–0.66 | 0.41–0.47 |
| M. ombrophila | 27.4–34.5 (5) | 32.8–35.0 (4) | + | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 0.52–0.69 | 0.32–0.41 |
| M. omeimontis | 56.0–59.5 (10) | 68.0–72.5 (3) | + | + | + | + | + | / | 0.52–0.56 |
| M. palpebralespinosa | 36.2–38.0 (2) | / | ++ | + | ‒ | ++ | +++ | / | 0.55 |
| M. rubrimera | 26.7–30.5 (8) | / | + | + | + | + | ‒ | 0.58–0.76 | 0.48–0.56 |
| M. sangzhiensis | 54.7 (1) | / | + | + | + | + | + | 0.62 | 0.59 |
| M. shuichengensis | 102.0–118.3 (7) | 99.8–115.6 (6) | ++ | ‒ | + | ++ | +++ | 0.67 | 0.43–0.47 |
| M. spinata | 47.2–54.4 (18) | 54.0–55.0 (2) | ‒ | ‒ | + | ++ | +++ | 0.43 | 0.56–0.58 |
| M. tuberogranulatus | 33.2–39.6 (9) | 50.5 (1) | + or ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | + | 0.50 | 0.45–0.51 |
| M. wuliangshanensis | 27.3–31.6 (10) | 41.0–41.5 (2) | ‒ | ‒ | + or ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | 0.50 | 0.50–0.51 |
| M. wushanensis | 30.4–35.5 (10) | 38.4 (1) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ (in female), ++ (in male) | + | 0.50 | 0.47–0.48 |
1 long point (+++); slightly large (++), small (+), absent or indistinct (‒); 2 present (+), or absent (‒); 3 notched (++), feebly notched (+), or not notched (‒); 4 wide (++), narrow (+), lacking (‒); 5 at least one-fourth webbed (+++), at most one-fourth webbed (++), with rudimentary webbing (+), or without webbing (‒).