Phimmachak Somphouthone, Sivongxay Niane, Seateun Sengvilay, Yodthong Siriporn, Rujirawan Attapol, Neang Thy, Aowphol Anchalee, Stuart Bryan L
National University of Laos, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 2273, Dong Dok Campus, Vientiane, Laos.
Zootaxa. 2018 Jan 25;4375(3):325-340. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.3.2.
A new species of "fanged frog" in the genus Limnonectes resembling L. kohchangae (Smith, 1922) from southeastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia is described from upper elevations of the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos. However, the new species, L. coffeatus sp. nov., is not resolved to be the closest relative of L. kohchangae, and is further distinguished from this taxon by differences in skin texture and coloration. The new species is potentially threatened from extensive conversion of forest into coffee plantations on the Bolaven Plateau.
