Abstract
A new species in the dicroglossine genus Limnonectes from West Sumatra, Indonesia, is described. Analysis of DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial 12S and 16S gene regions places the species within the Limnonectes kuhlii Complex and demonstrates it to be the sister taxon of Limnonectes kuhlii sensu stricto from Java. Both molecular and morphological data support the recognition of this lineage as a new species. Notably, the presence of a spinule-covered mental plate distinguishes Limnonectes sisikdagu sp. nov. from all other members of the L. kuhlii Complex. Additionally, pair-wise sequence divergence greater than 10% separate the new species from its sister taxon, L. kuhlii from Java.References
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