Table 3.
Morphometric comparisons between the Megophrys species from the eastern corner of Himalayas. P-value is resulted from Mann-Whitney U test on each character between species. Significant level at 0.05 (* P-value < 0.05). Abbreviation for species name: MCP, M. cf. pachyproctus; MZ, Megophrys zhoui sp. nov.; MY, Megophrys yeae sp. nov.; MP, M. pachyproctus; MM, M. medogensis; and MV, M. vegrandis. See abbreviations for the morphological characters in Materials and methods section.
| Sex | Character | MCP vs. MY | MCP vs. MZ | MCP vs. MM | MCP vs. MP | MCP vs. MV | MZ vs. MY | MZ vs. MM | MY vs. MP | MY vs. MM | MP vs. MV | MM vs. MV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | SVL | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / |
| HW | 0.133 | 0.267 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| HL | 1.000 | 0.267 | 0.032* | / | / | 1.000 | 0.571 | / | 0.190 | / | / | |
| SL | 0.533 | 0.267 | 0.032* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| SN | 1.000 | 0.267 | 1.000 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.190 | / | 0.857 | / | / | |
| EN | 0.800 | 1.000 | 0.286 | / | / | 1.000 | 0.570 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| IN | 1.000 | 0.267 | 0.286 | / | / | 1.000 | 1.000 | / | 0.857 | / | / | |
| EL | 0.133 | 1.000 | 1.000 | / | / | 0.667 | 1.000 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| IUE | 0.533 | 0.533 | 0.111 | / | / | 1.000 | 1.000 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| UEW | 0.533 | 0.533 | 0.730 | / | / | 1.000 | 1.000 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| IFE | 0.800 | 0.267 | 0.111 | / | / | 1.000 | 0.950 | / | 0.571 | / | / | |
| IBE | 0.133 | 0.133 | 1.000 | / | / | 0.667 | 0.190 | / | 0.190 | / | / | |
| TYD | 0.533 | 0.133 | 0.032* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| TYE | 0.800 | 0.133 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.667 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| FAL | 0.133 | 0.800 | 0.286 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.381 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| HAL | 0.133 | 1.000 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| FIL | 1.000 | 0.133 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| FIIL | 0.133 | 0.533 | 0.016* | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.381 | / | / | |
| FIIIL | 0.133 | 0.267 | 0.286 | / | / | 0.333 | 1.000 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| FIVL | 1.000 | 0.533 | 0.730 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.381 | / | 0.381 | / | / | |
| TL | 0.133 | 0.533 | 0.413 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.571 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| SHL | 0.533 | 0.800 | 0.730 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.857 | / | 0.857 | / | / | |
| TFOL | 1.000 | 0.133 | 0.730 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.857 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| FOL | 1.000 | 0.267 | 1.000 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.571 | / | 1.000 | / | / | |
| FIIIW | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.556 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| FIVW | 0.133 | 0.133 | 0.730 | / | / | 0.333 | 0.095 | / | 0.095 | / | / | |
| Male | SVL | 0.001* | / | 0.476 | 0.533 | 0.029* | / | / | / | 0.005* | 0.643 | 0.038* |
| HW | 0.446 | / | 1.000 | 0.533 | 0.486 | / | / | / | 0.180 | 0.286 | 0.067 | |
| HL | 0.599 | / | 0.038* | 1.000 | 0.057 | / | / | / | 0.005* | 0.143 | 0.171 | |
| SL | 0.521 | / | 0.610 | 0.533 | 0.200 | / | / | / | 0.125 | 0.286 | 0.067 | |
| IN | 0.262 | / | 0.257 | 1.000 | 0.686 | / | / | / | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.352 | |
| EL | 0.262 | / | 0.380 | 0.533 | 0.886 | / | / | / | 0.000* | 0.710 | 0.670 | |
| UEW | 0.133 | / | 0.190 | 1.000 | 0.029* | / | / | / | 0.180 | 0.710 | 0.010* | |
| TYD | 0.262 | / | 0.380 | 0.533 | 0.343 | / | / | / | 0.018* | 1.000 | 0.010* | |
| FAL | 0.002* | / | 0.010* | 1.000 | 0.029* | / | / | / | 0.000* | 0.710 | 0.010* | |
| HAL | 0.133 | / | 0.010* | 0.800 | 0.029* | / | / | / | 0.000* | 0.710 | 0.010* | |
| SHL | 0.684 | / | 0.010* | 0.533 | 0.343 | / | / | / | 0.102 | 0.710 | 0.914 | |
| TFOL | 0.212 | / | 0.171 | 1.000 | 0.343 | / | / | / | 0.964 | 0.643 | 0.171 | |
| FOL | 0.020* | / | 1.000 | 0.533 | 0.886 | / | / | / | 0.007* | 1.000 | 0.762 |