taxonID	type	description	language	source
1FBBEDDB99F05DBF9645B8542C4D0F24.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4, 5	en	Liu, Jing, Shi, Shengchao, Li, Shize, Zhang, Mengfei, Xiang, Sunjun, Wei, Gang, Wang, Bin (2023): A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895
1FBBEDDB99F05DBF9645B8542C4D0F24.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Leptobrachella dong sp. nov. is assigned to the genus Leptobrachella, based on molecular data and the following morphological characters: medium size, rounded finger tips, the presence of an elevated inner palmar tubercle not continuous to the thumb, presence of macroglands on body (including supra-axillary, pectoral and femoral glands), vomerine teeth absent, tubercles on eyelids and anterior tip of snout with vertical white bar (Dubois 1983; Fei et al. 2009). Leptobrachella dong sp. nov. could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: (1) body of medium size (SVL 29.2 - 32.0 mm in 15 adult males and 37.4 - 43.1 mm in seven adult females); (2) distinct black spots present on flanks; toes rudimentary webbed, with wide lateral fringes; (3) ventral belly white with distinct nebulous brown speckling on ventrolateral flanks; (4) skin on dorsum shagreened with fine tiny granules or short ridges; (5) heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (6) tibia-tarsal articulation reaches the middle eye; (7) dorsal surface of tadpole semi-transparent light brown, spots on tail absent, keratodont row formula I: 3 + 3 / 2 + 2: I; (8) calls with two types, at dominant frequency (5.1 + / - 0.4 kHz).	en	Liu, Jing, Shi, Shengchao, Li, Shize, Zhang, Mengfei, Xiang, Sunjun, Wei, Gang, Wang, Bin (2023): A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895
1FBBEDDB99F05DBF9645B8542C4D0F24.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male. SVL in 32.0 mm. Head width almost equal with head length slightly (HDW / HDL 1.03); snout rounded in both ventral view and lateral view, projecting slightly beyond margin of the lower jaw; nostril closer to snout than eye; loreal region oblique; canthus rostralis indistinct; eyes large (ED / HDL 0.40), eye diameter slightly longer than snout length (ED / SL 1.07), eyes notably protuberant in both dorsal and lateral views, pupil vertical; tympanum distinct, rounded, tympanum diameter smaller than eye (TYD / ED 0.38), upper margin of tympanum in contact with supratympanic ridge; vomerine teeth absent; tongue notched behind; supratympanic ridge distinct, extending from posterior corner of eye to supra-axillary gland. Fore-limb relatively long (LAL / SVL 0.46), fingers long and slender (ML / SVL 0.25), webbing absent, lateral fringes on fingers narrow; relative finger lengths II <I <IV <III; tips of fingers rounded and slightly swollen; subarticular tubercles absent on fingers, inner metacarpal tubercle large and rounded, separated from the smaller, round outer metacarpal; supra-axillary glands oval. Hind-limb relatively long (HLL / SVL 1.53), heels overlapping when the tibias perpendicular to the body axis; tibio-tarsal articulation of adpressed limb reaching middle of eye, tibia length about half of snout-vent length (TL / SVL 0.49); relative toe length: I <II <V <III <IV; toe tips rounded and slightly swollen; rudimentary webbing present between all five toes; wide lateral fringes present on all toes; dermal ridges under fourth toes interrupted; subarticular tubercles distinct under the base of II, III and IV toe; inner metatarsal tubercle oval and distinct, outer metatarsal tubercle absent (Fig. 3 C). Dorsal skin relatively smooth with small tubercles and short folds; supra-axillary gland distinct and yellowish; pectoral gland small and indistinct; round femoral glands present and protuberant on rear of thigh, closer to knee than to vent; femoral adipose glands distinct, attached to inner side of skin on posterior ventral surface of thigh; ventral skin smooth; ventrolateral glands forming a distinct white line on flanks.	en	Liu, Jing, Shi, Shengchao, Li, Shize, Zhang, Mengfei, Xiang, Sunjun, Wei, Gang, Wang, Bin (2023): A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895
1FBBEDDB99F05DBF9645B8542C4D0F24.taxon	description	Secondary sexual characteristics. Adult males with a pair of subgular vocal sacs (Fig. 8 B), femoral adipose glands present on posterior surface of thigh and tiny transparent spines on chest during breeding season. Nuptial pads and spines absent on males.	en	Liu, Jing, Shi, Shengchao, Li, Shize, Zhang, Mengfei, Xiang, Sunjun, Wei, Gang, Wang, Bin (2023): A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895
1FBBEDDB99F05DBF9645B8542C4D0F24.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This specific name " dong " refers to the Dong people, as the new species distributed in the concentrated area of Dong people. We suggest its English common name " Dong leaf litter toads " and Chinese name " Dong Zhang Tu Chan (侗掌突蟾) ".	en	Liu, Jing, Shi, Shengchao, Li, Shize, Zhang, Mengfei, Xiang, Sunjun, Wei, Gang, Wang, Bin (2023): A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China. ZooKeys 1149: 103-134, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895
