Leptobrachella kalonensis is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Vietnam.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Leptobrachella |
| Species: | L. kalonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptobrachella kalonensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptolalax kalonensis Rowley, Tran, Le, Dau, Peloso, Nguyen, Hoang, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2016[2] | |
Taxonomy
editJodi J. L. Rowley and colleagues described this species in 2016. The holotype was deposited at the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) in Hanoi. Paratypes were deposited at IEBR as well as the American Museum of Natural History.
Etymology
editThe specific epithet kalonensis refers to species's type locality, which was near a village formerly called Kalon.[2]
Distribution
editAs of 2021, this species has only been recorded in the Song Luy Watershed Forest, in Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam.[1] It probably has a wider distribution, however.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Leptobrachella kalonensis (Rowley, Tran, Le, Dau, Peloso, Nguyen, Hoang, Nguyen, and Ziegler, 2016)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Rowley, Jodi J. L.; Tran, Dao T. A.; Le, Duong T. T.; Dau, Vinh Q.; Peloso, Pedro L. V.; Nguyen, Truong Q.; Hoang, Huy D.; Nguyen, Tao T.; Ziegler, Thomas (2016). "Five new, microendemic Asian Leaf-litter Frogs (Leptolalax) from the southern Annamite mountains, Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4085 (1): 90–93. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4085.1.3. PMID 27394289.
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