taxonID	type	description	language	source
68F7AB81FCD359A99D20B6B6E1749197.taxon	description	Fig. 3 Yachang Leaf Litter Toad (in English) / Ya Chang Zhang Tu Chan (雅长掌突蟾 in Chinese)	en	Huang, Zhong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hao-Tian, Deng, Zhen-Hai, Wang, Zhi-Wei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Mo, Yun-Ming (2025): A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China. Herpetozoa 38: 321-332, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
68F7AB81FCD359A99D20B6B6E1749197.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet, yachangensis, is in reference to the type locality, Yachang Orchids National Nature Reserve.	en	Huang, Zhong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hao-Tian, Deng, Zhen-Hai, Wang, Zhi-Wei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Mo, Yun-Ming (2025): A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China. Herpetozoa 38: 321-332, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
68F7AB81FCD359A99D20B6B6E1749197.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. (1) Small body size [SVL 28.1 – 31.2 mm in seven adult males], (2) iris bicolored, upper half coppery orange and lower half grayish brown, (3) tympanum distinct, (4) supratympanic line black, (5) fingers without lateral fringes, (6) toes with narrow lateral fringes, lacking webbing, (7) longitudinal ridges under toes continuous, (8) heels overlapping when adpressed, tibial-tarsal articulation reaching anterior corner of eye, (9) dorsal surface rough with dense skin ridges and numerous conical tubercles bearing spines, (10) ventral surface smooth, with transparent tiny conical spines on chest and abdomen in breeding males, (11) dorsum grayish brown, with darker brown scattered markings, (12) flanks with several dark spots, (13) surface of throat, chest and abdomen creamy white, with dense irregular dark brown speckles.	en	Huang, Zhong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hao-Tian, Deng, Zhen-Hai, Wang, Zhi-Wei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Mo, Yun-Ming (2025): A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China. Herpetozoa 38: 321-332, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
68F7AB81FCD359A99D20B6B6E1749197.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male. Body size small, SVL 31.2 mm. Head length slightly larger than head width, HDW / HDL 0.90; snout slightly protruding, projecting slightly beyond margin of lower jaw; nostril closer to snout than eye; canthus rostralis gently rounded; loreal region slightly concave; interorbital space flat, internarial distance slightly larger than interorbital distance, IND / IOD 1.07; pineal ocellus absent; pupil vertical; snout slightly longer than eye diameter, SNT / EYE 1.07; tympanum distinct, rounded, diameter smaller than that of eye and larger than tympanum-eye distance, TMP / EYE 0.48, TEY / TMP 0.48; upper margin of tympanum in contact with supratympanic ridge; vomerine teeth absent; a single vocal sac; vocal sac openings slit-like, paired, located posterolaterally on floor of mouth, close to margins of mandible; tongue deeply notched distally; supratympanic ridge distinct, extending from posterior corner of eye to supra-axillary gland. Tips of fingers rounded, slightly swollen; relative finger lengths I <II <IV <III; nuptial pad absent; subarticular tubercles absent; inner palmar tubercle large, rounded, distinctly separated from outer palmar tubercle; outer palmar tubercle small, rounded; fingers lacking interdigital webbing and lateral fringes. Tips of toes rounded, slightly swollen; relative toe length I <II <V <III <IV; longitudinal ridges under toes continuous; inner metatarsal tubercle large, oval; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; interdigital webbing between toes absent; narrow lateral fringes present on all toes. Tibia 47 % of snout-vent length; tibiotarsal articulation reaches to anterior corner of eye; heels overlapping when thighs are appressed at right angles with respect to body. Dorsal surface rough with dense skin ridges and numerous conical tubercles bearingspines; ventral skin smooth with transparent tiny conical spines on chest and abdomen; pectoral and femoral glands oval, both larger in diameter than tip of fingers; femoral glands larger in diameter than tip of toes; femoral gland situated on posteroventral surface of thigh, closer to knee than to vent; supra-axillary gland raised. Ventrolateral gland distinctly visible, forming a longitudinal uncontinuous series.	en	Huang, Zhong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hao-Tian, Deng, Zhen-Hai, Wang, Zhi-Wei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Mo, Yun-Ming (2025): A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China. Herpetozoa 38: 321-332, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
68F7AB81FCD359A99D20B6B6E1749197.taxon	distribution	Distribution, ecology and conservation. Leptobrachella yachangensis sp. nov. is currently only known from its type locality (Fig. 1; ca. 1240 – 1620 m a. s. l.). The new species inhabits clear-water rocky streams in primary forests surrounded by broad-leaved forest in granite landforms of karst region. Males were observed calling while perched in the rock crevices or on the leaves of dwarf shrubs near flowing seeps. The breeding season lasts from February to June according to our long-term observation. During the breeding season, a large number of vocalizing individuals can be observed in the streams. Leptobrachella yachangensis sp. nov. is under multiple potential human-induced pressures: potential wind power projects and eco-tourism development outside the protected area, artificial forest (such as Chinese fir forest) planting in the surrounding areas, and other activities may cause water pollution and habitat fragmentation. However, given that the current information on the distribution and threats of this species is still not fully understood, we recommend the new species be listed as Data Deficient (DD) according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Categories and Criteria.	en	Huang, Zhong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Jian, Wang, Hao-Tian, Deng, Zhen-Hai, Wang, Zhi-Wei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Mo, Yun-Ming (2025): A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1935 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwestern Guangxi, China. Herpetozoa 38: 321-332, DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e165088
