A New Species of Tylototriton (Urodela: Salamandridae) from Nan Province, Northern Thailand

Authors

  • Porrawee Pomchote Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • Wichase Khonsue Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • Panupong Thammachoti Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • Axel Hernandez Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technics, University Pasquale Paoli of Corsica, Corte 20250, FRANCE
  • Parada Peerachidacho Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • Chatmongkon Suwannapoom Division of Fishery, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, THAILAND
  • Yasuho Onishi Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606–8501, JAPAN
  • Kanto Nishikawa Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606–8501, JAPAN and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606–8501, JAPAN

Keywords:

molecular phylogeny, morphology, new species, Thailand, Tylototriton

Abstract

A new species of the genus Tylototriton, obtained from Doi Phu Kha National Park, Nan Province, northern Thailand, is described based on molecular and morphological evidence and named herein as Tylototriton phukhaensis sp. nov. The new species is morphologically distinct from the four known Thai Tylototriton species (T. panhai, T. uyenoi, T. anguliceps and T. verrucosus), in having a prominent, narrow, and straight sagittal ridge on the head that distinguishes it from the other Thai species. The molecular analysis also indicated that the new species is a distinct lineage and sister to T. anguliceps and T. uyenoi. The knowledge obtained in this study will greatly contribute to conducting the future conservation of Thai Tylototriton.

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2020-07-04

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Pomchote, P., Khonsue, W., Thammachoti, P., Hernandez, A. , Peerachidacho, P. , Suwannapoom, C. , Onishi, Y. and Nishikawa, K. 2020. A New Species of Tylototriton (Urodela: Salamandridae) from Nan Province, Northern Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 20, 2 (Jul. 2020), 144–161.

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): August

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