Feihyla palpebralis ( Smith, 1924 ), 2006
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Feihyla palpebralis ( Smith, 1924) View in CoL
Vietnamese Jelly-nest Frog
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Original name and description. Philautus palpebralis Smith, 1924 . Smith M. A. 1924. New tree-frogs from Indo- China and the Malay Peninsula. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1924: 225–234. Type. Holotype, author’s number 2589, female (by original designation), presently NHM 1924.1.31.2. Type locality. “Langbian Peaks, alt. 2000 m., S. Annam ”, Vietnam. Current status of specific name. Valid name as Feihyla palpebralis ( Smith, 1924) ( Frost et al. 2006) .
Diagnosis. Medium adult size (male SVL 25–28 mm, female SVL 30 mm); snout pointed in dorsal view; dorsum shagreened to granular; white or light yellow streak extending from below the eye up to the shoulder; dorsum light yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, occasionally with concave bands forming a ‘)(‘-shaped marking or faint lines; presence of a pale white or cream pre- and post-orbital stripe, and continuous or discontinuous dark band between the eyes; limbs with pale cross-bands; first two fingers partially opposed to the others; rudimentary webbing between the outer two fingers; foot webbing moderate, just below the second subarticular tubercle on either side of toe IV ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ).
Distribution. Feihyla palpebralis is currently known only from the Langbian Peaks area of present-day central Vietnam (Lam Dong Province) and probably northern Vietnam (Tam Dao). Previous studies reported this species from southern China (Yunnan Province, Guangxi Province, and Guizhou Province) (e.g., Fei 1999; Fei et al. 2009, 2010). However, after recent examination of Chinese Feihyla specimens, including the type series of F. fuhua , we found none that could be morphologically assigned to F. palpebralis . The original description of F. fuhua also did not delist the ‘ F. palpebralis ’ record from China. Hence, ‘ F. palpebralis’ from China is considered to be misidentification of F. fuhua ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 ). Further studies are required to understand the geographical ranges of these two species.
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