A new species of the genus (Anura: Ranidae) from high-altitude Sichuan, southwestern China, with a discussion on the taxonomic status of .

A new species of the genus Cope, 1865 is described from Xinduqiao, Kangding, Sichuan. It was previously identified as , which is synonymized to mantzorum in this study. The new species, sp. nov., is distinguished from all other congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) medium body size, adult males SVL 41.2-47.5 mm ( =15, average 43.9 mm), adult females SVL 48.5-56.6 mm ( =15, average 52.5 mm); (2) head length equal to width or slightly wider than long; (3) tympanum small, but distinct; (4) vomerine teeth in two tiny rows, separated by a space about one vomerine teeth row; (5) bony projections on lower jaw absent; (6) dorsolateral folds usually absent; (7) tarsal folds or glands on tarsus absent; (8) circummarginal groove on disc of finger I absent; (9) tibiotarsal articulation reaching nostril or beyond; (10) webs of toe IV reaching to distal articulation, other toes fully webbed to disc; and (11) vocal sac absent in males.