A new species of the group (Anura, Ranidae, ) from China, with a taxonomic proposal for the group.

, a new species from Hunan and Jiangxi, southeastern China, is described. The new species is assigned to the group. The clade comprising and from Anhui is the sister taxon of from Sichuan. can be distinguished by the significant divergences in the 16S and COI genes, and the combination of following morphological characters: body size medium, SVL 48.3-57.8 mm in adult males and 48.2-57.5 mm in adult females; dorsolateral fold straight; digits without circummarginal grooves; dorsal skin smooth; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching forward beyond the tip of snout; heels overlapping; webbing formula of toes: I 1⅓ - 2 II 1⅓ - 2⅓ III 1½ - 2⅔ IV 3 - 1⅓ V; absence of vocal sacs in males; and presence of creamy white nuptial pad with tiny hoar spines on the finger I and reddish tubercles on loreal and temporal regions in breeding males. Furthermore, based on our results and the previous literature, is synonymized with , and a new species group, the group, is proposed for the and . Currently, the Rana contains 41 recognized species, and the phylogenetic placements of several species remain unresolved.