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Three New Species of the Genus Scutiger (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligong Mountain Range in China, with An Updated Key to the Chinese Congeners

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  • 1. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China & Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar
  • 2. Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
  • 3. Fugong Administrative Sub-Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan 673499, China
  • 4. Gongshan Administrative Sub-Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan 673500, China
  • 5. Lushui Administrative Sub-Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan 673100, China
  • 6. Nujiang Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan 673299, China
  • 7. Tengchong Bureau of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Tengchong, Yunnan 679100, China

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Wang, Kai, Yu, Zhongbin, Wu, Yunhe, Hou, Shao-Bing, Wang, De, Xiong, Yun, Ye, Xin-Long, Duan, Jian-Ping, Li, Hai-Jun, Li, Jie, Jin, Jie-Qiong, Yang, Shen- Pin, Che, Jing (2025): Three New Species of the Genus Scutiger (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from the Gaoligong Mountain Range in China, with An Updated Key to the Chinese Congeners. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 203-230, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.2

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