taxonID	type	description	language	source
23D2138E2CA25FC495EE6B9D27E6DCB1.taxon	description	Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	en	Liu, Shuo, Zhang, Peisong, Rao, Dingqi (2021): A new species of Nanorana Guenther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49-67, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620
23D2138E2CA25FC495EE6B9D27E6DCB1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Large body size, SVL 101.7 - 107.3 mm in adults; adult males with keratinized spines on chest, belly, lateral body, posterior dorsum, buttocks, outer side of the fore limbs, the inner metacarpal tubercle, fingers I and II, and upper eyelids; no spines on the inner side of the lower and upper arm; forelimbs strongly hypertrophied in adult males; tympanum big but indistinct, ca 2 / 3 of eye diameter; anterior dorsum skin smooth; dorsolateral folds absent; finger I longer than finger II; webbing deeply incurved between tips of toes; no tarsal fold; present outer metacarpal tubercle and absent outer metatarsal tubercle; vomerine teeth distinct. The living specimens were yellowish brown with distinct or indistinct black spots on the dorsum and sides of the body and the dorsal side of limbs; no band on arms and legs. Ventral surface white with no spots, throat yellow in adult males.	en	Liu, Shuo, Zhang, Peisong, Rao, Dingqi (2021): A new species of Nanorana Guenther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49-67, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620
23D2138E2CA25FC495EE6B9D27E6DCB1.taxon	description	Description of holotype. Adult male, habitus very stout, SVL 107.3 mm, large size in genus Nanorana; head flat and broader than long (HL / HW 0.85, HH / HL 0.53); snout blunt and rounded in both dorsal and lateral views; canthus rostralis obtuse; tympanum large and very indistinct (TDH / EHD 0.76); supratympanic fold extending from eye over tympanum to shoulder; transversal fold behind eyes; eye relatively large (EHD / HL 0.26), pupil slightly rhombic; vomerine teeth distinct; tongue large and cordiform, deeply notched posteriorly. Forelimbs short and strongly hypertrophied (LAD 18.8 mm); relative finger length: II <I <IV <III; inner metacarpal tubercle enlarged, dorsal surface of inner metacarpal tubercle, fingers I, and finger II with black keratinized nuptial spines, no spine on inner side of fore limbs, and a few spines on outer side of fore limbs; finger tips rounded but not dilated, fingers free, without webbing, no circum-marginal groove or lateroventral groove; subarticular tubercles distinct, outer metacarpal tubercle indistinct. Hindlimbs rather long and stout; relative toe length: I <II <V <III <IV; tips of toes rounded but not dilated; subarticular tubercles oval and distinct, formula is 1, 1, 2, 3, 2; inner metatarsal tubercles elongated and pronounced; outer metatarsal tubercle absent; webbing deeply incurved between tips of toes, formula I 0 - 0 - II 0 - 0 - III 0 -- 0 - IV 0 -- 0 V; lateral fringe on the outer side of toe V developed; no circum-marginal groove or lateroventral groove; tarsal fold absent. Anterior dorsum skin smooth; keratinized spines present on chest, belly, lateral body, posterior dorsum, buttocks, and upper eyelids; spines most dense on axilla and each side of chest.	en	Liu, Shuo, Zhang, Peisong, Rao, Dingqi (2021): A new species of Nanorana Guenther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49-67, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620
23D2138E2CA25FC495EE6B9D27E6DCB1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to Xuelin Township, the locality where the new species was found. We propose " Xuelin Paa Frog " or " Xuelin Spiny Frog " for the common English name and " 雪林棘蛙 " (Xue Lin Ji Wa) for the common Chinese name of the new species.	en	Liu, Shuo, Zhang, Peisong, Rao, Dingqi (2021): A new species of Nanorana Guenther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49-67, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620
23D2138E2CA25FC495EE6B9D27E6DCB1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Nanorana xuelinensis sp. nov. is recorded in Lancang County (Pu'er City), Shuangjiang County (Lincang City), and Jinghong City (Xishuangbanna Prefecture), Yunnan Province, China.	en	Liu, Shuo, Zhang, Peisong, Rao, Dingqi (2021): A new species of Nanorana Guenther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1048: 49-67, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1048.65620
