TABLE 4 in A new species of Vietnamophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Northeastern Vietnam

TABLE 4. Selected diagnostic characteristics for the species in the genus Vietnamophryne. ND = No data.
SpeciesSexSVLDorsolateral white spotsRatio head width and head lengthRatio snout length and eye lengthTympanum lengthFinger 1 lengthVentral colorationDorsal skin textureVietnamophryne aurantifusca sp. nov.Male17.55–18.24PresentHead wider than long (HW/ HL 1.17–1.19)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.33–1.45)Small tympanum (TYD/SVL 0.04– 0.05)Well developed, more half of second finger (1FLO/ 2FLO 0.59–0.66)Ventrally orange coloration with grey marbling concentrate on the throatDorsal skin relatively smooth, with some rounded nodulesFemaleNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDMaleNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDVietnamophryne cuongiFemale16.9–18.1PresentHead wider than long (HW/ HL 1.10–1.23)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.33–1.42)Large tympanum (TYD/SVL 0.08– 0.09)Well developed, about half of second finger (1FLO/2FLO 0.43–0.62)Ventrally milky-white coloration with gray marblingMostly smooth skin on dorsum with somewhat enlarged flat pustulesV. orloviMale15.4PresentHead longer than wide (HW/ HL 0.87)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.39)Smaller tympanum (TYD/ SVL 0.06)Well developed, half of second finger (1FL/2FL 0.50)Ventrally bright lemon- yellow with dark brown marblingSmooth anteriorly, somewhat shagreened posteriorly with small flat pustules loosely scattered on posterior dorsumFemale17.1PresentHead longer than wide (HW/ HL 0.98)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.31)Smaller tympanum (TYD/ SVL 0.07).Well developed, half of second finger (1FLO/ 2FLO 0.50)Ventrally bright lemon- yellow with dark brown marblingSmooth anteriorly, somewhat shagreened posteriorly with small flat pustules loosely scattered on posterior dorsumV. vuquangensisMale14.1–14.9PresentHead wider than long, (HW/HL 1.17– 1.24)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.19–1.28)Tympanum relatively faint, comparatively small, rounded, 0.05–0.06 of SVLWell developed, less than half of second finger (1FLO/2FLO 0.43–0.49)Ventrally ivory-lemon to lemon-yellow with weak dark-brown marblingShagreened with small flat pustules loosely scattered on dorsumFemale15.2–17.3PresentHead wider than long, (HW/HL 1.10– 1.31)Snout length greater than eye length (SL/EL 1.03–1.30)Tympanum comparatively small, rounded, 0.05–0.06 of SVLWell developed, less than half of second finger (1FLO/2FLO 0.44–0.50)Ventrally bright lemon- yellow with weak dark- brow marblingMostly smooth, slightly shagreened posteriorly, lacking enlarge tuberclesV. inexpectataMale14.2PresentHead as long as wide, (HW/HL 1.01)Snout length comparable eye length (SL/EL 0.95)Larger tympanum (TYD/SVL 0.09)Rudimentary, slightly protuberant as nub (1FLO/ 2FLO 0.30)Ventrally grayish-beige coloration with gray marblingWarty skin on posterior and shagreened skin on anterior parts of dorsumFemaleNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDV. occidentalisMale20.5AbsentHead less longer than wide (HW/HL 0.99)Snout length shorter than eye length (SL/EL 0.84)Tympanum comparatively small, round, 0.05 of SVLWell developed, half of F2 length (1FL/2FL 0.43)Ventrally bright orange-red with sparse dark brown marblingCompletely smooth, posteriorly with loosely scattered small flat tubercles presentFemaleNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
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