taxonID	type	description	language	source
71C60F29AF0C51249E3122A1C3DB122C.taxon	description	Fig. 5	en	Chen, Wei-Cai, Ye, Jian-Ping, Peng, Wan-Xiao, Li, Peng, Su, Tong-Ping, Yu, Gui-Dong, Cheng, Zhi-Ying (2022): A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1135: 119-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371
71C60F29AF0C51249E3122A1C3DB122C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name refers to its distribution in northern Guangxi. ' Guibei' means northern Guangxi. We suggest the English name Guibei Music Frog and the Chinese name Gui Bei Qin Wa (桂北琴蛙).	en	Chen, Wei-Cai, Ye, Jian-Ping, Peng, Wan-Xiao, Li, Peng, Su, Tong-Ping, Yu, Gui-Dong, Cheng, Zhi-Ying (2022): A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1135: 119-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371
71C60F29AF0C51249E3122A1C3DB122C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Nidirana guibeiensis sp. nov. differs from its congeners in the combination of the following characteristics: larger body size (SVL 50.2 - 63.6 mm in males; 54.6 mm in the only sampled female); dorsum smooth with tubercles on the posterior of the back; surfaces of throat, chest, and upper part of the belly with grey clouding, lower part of the belly near immaculate creamy white; dorsal midline with a discrete creamy-white line; lateroventral grooves present on all fingers and toes but not on Finger I; tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level between eye and nostril; a pair of subgular vocal sacs present; three types of calls: one note, two notes, or three notes.	en	Chen, Wei-Cai, Ye, Jian-Ping, Peng, Wan-Xiao, Li, Peng, Su, Tong-Ping, Yu, Gui-Dong, Cheng, Zhi-Ying (2022): A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1135: 119-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371
71C60F29AF0C51249E3122A1C3DB122C.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, SVL 56.3 mm; head length slightly larger than width (HDL / HDW = 1.05); snout oval, significantly protruding beyond lower jaw; canthus rostralis distinct; loreal region concave; nostril oval and closer to snout than eye, laterally opening; a creamy white stripe on upper lip, beginning at the tip of snout along with upper lip and ending above insertion of arm; supratympanic fold visible; IOD / IND = 0.72; eye diameter almost equal to tympanum diameter (ED / TD = 1.02); vomerine teeth oval, closer to each other than to choana; tongue pyriform with a deep notch on posterior; a pair of subgular vocal sacs present. Relative finger lengths: II <IV <I <III; all tips of fingers but Finger I slightly dilated with lateroventral grooves; finger webbing and dermal fringes absent; subarticular tubercles prominent and conical; two palmar tubercles distinct; nuptial pad present on lateral Finger I with velvety spinules, extending from hand base to level of subarticular tubercle. Relative toe lengths: I <II <V <III <IV; all tips of toes slightly dilated, forming elongated and pointed discs with lateroventral grooves; toe webbing formula: I 2 - 2 II 11 / 2 - 3 - III 2 - 3 + IV 3 + - 2 - V; toes with lateral fringes; subarticular tubercles prominent and oval; inner metatarsal tubercles elongated, but outer metatarsal tubercles conical; heels not meeting when thighs are held at right angles to body; tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level between eye and nostril. Dorsum smooth with tubercles on the posterior of the back; hindlimbs smooth with several tubercles; dorsolateral fold beginning at the posterior of eye and ending above groin; pineal gland distinct; flanks with suprabrachial glands at each side; peripheral vent with some small tubercles (Fig. 5 A-F).	en	Chen, Wei-Cai, Ye, Jian-Ping, Peng, Wan-Xiao, Li, Peng, Su, Tong-Ping, Yu, Gui-Dong, Cheng, Zhi-Ying (2022): A new species of Nidirana (Anura, Ranidae) from northern Guangxi, China. ZooKeys 1135: 119-137, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1135.94371
