Table 3 in Two new Leptobrachella species (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China

Table 3. Comparisons of selected diagnostic characters for the new species described herein and congeners occurring north of the Kra Isthmus (modified from Rowley et al. 2017; Wang et al. 2019; Chen et al. 2020).
Leptobrachella speciesMale SVL (mm)Black spots on flanksToe webbingToe fringesVentral colorationDorsal skin textureL. aspera sp. nov.22.4PresentRudimentaryNarrowCreamy white with distinct dark patches on chest and abdomenRough with dense conical granules, tubercles, and glandular foldsL. dorsospina sp. nov.28.7-30.5PresentRudimentaryNarrowGreyish white with black spots and orange pigmentationsRough with dense conical granules, tubercles, glandular folds, and conical spinesL. aerea25.1-28.9AbsentRudimentaryWideNear immaculate creamy white, brown speckles on marginsFinely tuberculateL. alpina24.0-26.4PresentRudimentaryWide in malesCreamy-white with dark spotsRelatively smooth, some with small wartsL. applebyi19.6-22.3PresentRudimentaryAbsentReddish brown with white specklesSmoothL. ardens21.3-24.7PresentAbsentAbsentReddish brown with white specklesSmooth, finely shagreenedL. bidoupensis18.5-25.4PresentRudimentaryWeakReddish brown with white specklesSmoothL. bijie29.0-30.4PresentRudimentaryNarrowWhite with distinct nebulous greyish speckles on chest and ventrolateral flanksShagreened and granularL. botsfordi29.1-32.6AbsentRudimentaryNarrowReddish brown with white specklesShagreenedL. bourreti28.0-36.2PresentRudimentaryWeakCreamy whiteRelatively smooth, some with small wartsL. crocea22.2-27.3AbsentRudimentaryAbsentBright orangeHighly tuberculateL. chishuiensis30.8-33.4PresentRudimentaryNarrowWhite with distinct nebulous greyish speckles on chest and ventrolateral flanksShagreened and granularL. eos33.1-34.7AbsentRudimentaryWideCreamy whiteShagreenedL. feii21.5-22.8PresentRudimentaryNarrowCreamy white with black blotchesShagreened with small tubercles and ridgeL. firthi26.4-29.2AbsentRudimentaryWide in malesCreamy whiteShagreened with fine tuberclesL. flaviglandulosa23.0-27.0PresentPoorly developedNarrowWhitish with black speckles on marginsShagreened with yellowish- brown tuberclesL. fuliginosa28.2-30.0PresentRudimentaryWeakWhite with brown dustingNearly smooth with few tuberclesL. isos23.7-27.9AbsentRudimentaryWide in malesCreamy white with white dusting on marginsMostly smooth, females more tuberculateL. kalonensis25.8-30.6PresentAbsentAbsentPale, speckled brownSmoothL. khasiorum24.5-27.3PresentRudimentaryWideCreamy whiteIsolated, scattered tuberclesL. laui24.8-26.7PresentRudimentaryWideCreamy white with dark brown dusting on marginsRound granular tuberclesL. liui23.0-28.7PresentRudimentaryWideCreamy white with dark brown spots on chest and marginsRound granular tubercles with glandular foldsL. lateralis26.9-28.3PresentRudimentaryAbsentCreamy whiteRoughly granularL. macrops28.0-29.3PresentRudimentaryAbsentGreyish violet with white specklesRoughly granular with larger tuberclesL. maculosa24.2-26.6PresentAbsentAbsentBrown with few white specklesMostly smoothL. mangshanensis22.2-27.8PresentRudimentaryWeakWhite speckles on throat and bellyNearly smoothL. maoershanensis25.2-30.4PresentRudimentaryNarrowCreamy white chest and belly with irregular black spotsWith longitudinal foldsL. melica19.5-22.7PresentRudimentaryAbsentReddish brown with white specklesSmoothL. minima25.7-31.4PresentRudimentaryAbsentCreamy whiteSmoothL. nahangensis40.8PresentRudimentaryAbsentCreamy white with light speckles on throat and chestSmoothL. niveimontis22.5-23.6PresentRudimentaryNarrowMarbling with black specklesRelatively smooth with small tuberclesL. nokrekensis26.0-33.0PresentRudimentaryUnknownCreamy whiteTubercles and longitudinal foldsL. nyx26.7-32.6PresentRudimentaryAbsentCreamy white with brown marginsRounded tuberclesL. namdongensis30.9PresentRudimentaryAbsentImmaculate white, chest and belly with dark specking on outer marginsLow, round tubercles, more dense in posterior part of the backL. neangi-PresentWeak (in females)Absent (in females)Light purplish gray with dark brown mottling on throatSmall, irregular bumps and ridgesL. oshanensis26.6-30.7PresentAbsentAbsentWhitish with no markings or only small, light grey spotsSmooth with few glandular ridgesL. pallida24.5-27.7AbsentAbsentAbsentReddish brown with white specklesTuberculateL. pelodytoides27.5-32.3PresentWideNarrowWhitishSmall, smooth wartsL. petrops23.6-27.6AbsentAbsentNarrowImmaculate creamy whiteHighly tuberculateL. pluvialis21.3-22.3PresentRudimentaryAbsentDirty white with dark brown marblingSmooth, flattened tubercles on flanksL. puhoatensis24.2-28.1PresentRudimentaryNarrowReddish brown with white dustingWith longitudinal skin ridgesL. purpura25.0-27.5PresentRudimentaryWideDull white with indistinct grey dustingShagreen with small tuberclesL. purpuraventra27.3-29.8PresentRudimentaryNarrowGrey purple with distinct nebulous greyish speckles on chest and ventrolateral flanksShagreened with granulesL. pyrrhops30.8-34.3PresentRudimentaryAbsentReddish brown with white specklesSlightly shagreenedL. rowleyae23.4-25.4PresentAbsentAbsentPinkish milk-white to light brown chest and belly with numerous white specklesSmooth with numerous tiny tuberclesL. suiyangensis28.7-29.7PresentRudimentaryNarrowYellowish creamy-white with marble texture chest and belly or with irregular light brown specklesShagreen with small granulesL. sungi48.3-52.7Absent or smallWideWeakWhiteGranularL. tadungensis23.3-28.2PresentAbsentAbsentReddish brown with white specklesSmoothL. tamdil32.3PresentWideWideWhiteWeakly tuberculateL. tengchongensis23.9-26.0PresentRudimentaryNarrowWhite with dark brown blotchesShagreened with small tuberclesL. tuberosa24.4-29.5AbsentRudimentaryAbsentWhite with small grey spots/streaksHighly tuberculateL. ventripunctata25.5-28.0PresentRudimentaryAbsentChest and belly with dark brown spotsLongitudinal skin ridgesL. wuhuangmontis25.6-30.0PresentRudimentaryNarrowGreyish white mixed by tiny white and black dotsRough, scattered with dense conical tuberclesL. wulingensis22.7-30.5PresentRudimentaryNarrowTranslucent creamy white, with distinct or indistinct brown speckles at marginsShagreened with sparse large warts, some with longitudinal ridgesL. yingjiangensis25.7-27.6PresentRudimentaryWideCreamy white with dark brown flecks on chest and marginsShagreened with small tuberclesL. yunkaiensis25.9-29.3PresentRudimentaryWideBelly pink with distinct or indistinct specklesShagreened with short skin ridges and raised wartsL. zhangyapingi45.8-52.5AbsentRudimentaryWideCreamy-white with brown marginsMostly smooth with distinct tubercles