title: A striking new species of phytotelm-breeding tree frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from central Vietnam.
abstract: We describe a distinctive new species of phytotelm-breeding rhacophorid frog from central Vietnam. Gracixalus lumarius sp. nov. is distinguished from all other rhacophorids in Indochina by a combination of (1) medium body size (adult males 38.9-41.6 mm; adult female 36.3 mm), (2) dorsum brown diurnally and yellow nocturnally, (3) venter pink, (4) tympanum and supratympanic fold indistinct (5) iris dark gold with a dense, relatively uniformly distributed network of black reticulations, (6) dorsum with distinctive white conical tubercles in males, and (7) eggs deposited on wall of a phyptotelm. The new species is known from montane bamboo and montane evergreen forest in Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve in Kon Tum Province, between ~1845-2160 m elevation.
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 6 College St, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia; Email: Jodi.Rowley@austmus.gov.au.
authors.forename: Jodi J L
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rowley
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, University of Science- Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Duong Thi Thuy
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Vinh Quang
authors.initials: VQ
authors.lastname: Dau
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, University of Science- Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Huy Duc
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.affiliation: Biology Faculty, Vinh University, 182 Le Duan St, Vinh City, Vietnam; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Trung Tien
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D003710:Demography; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014197:Trees; D014744:Vietnam