Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) oolong Wang, Zeng, Wei & Lyu, 2024, sp. nov.
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) oolong sp. nov. Cynops orphicus Risch, 1983 – Fei et al. (2006, 2012); Yuan et al. (2013, 2022); Sparreboom (2014); Fei and Ye (2016); Lyu et al. (2023 a) Hypselotriton (Cynotriton) orphicus – Raffaëlli (2022) Type. Holotype. China • ♂; Guangdong Province, Chaozhou City, Chao’an District, Mt Fenghuang, Peak Wudongding, Tianchi Lake; 23.96 ° N, 116.64 ° E, ca. 1320 m elev.; 21 Sep. 2019; Tian-Li Wei leg.; CIB 121430 [field number GEP a 192] (Fig. 4). Paratypes. China • 2 ♂♂; same data as for holotype; CIB 121429 [field number GEP a 191], SYS a 009274 [field number GEP a 190]. Etymology. The specific name oolong is used as a noun in apposition, derived from oolong tea. The type locality of this species, Mt Fenghuang, is famous for the cultivation and production of the Phoenix Oolong Tea. Yet, the developments of tea cultivation have affected and threatened the habitats of this species. We name this new species after the most famous local economic output in the hope that it would bring attention on the green and sustainable development as well as the harmonious co-existence between humanity and nature. This species name is also in memory of the Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama (1955–2024). His most famous work, Dragon Ball, was originally inspired by Chinese culture and one of the characters is named as Oolong who makes the first shown wish with the Dragon Balls. Common name. Oolong Fire-bellied Newt (in English) / wū lóng róng yuán (乌龙蝾螈 in Chinese). Diagnosis. (1) small body size, TOL 69.9–70.7 mm in adult males; (2) parotoid gland inconspicuous; (3) postocular orange spot absent; (4) surface rough and granulated, gular fold present; (5) interrupted vertebral ridge conspicuous and bulged; (6) fingers and toes overlapping when fore-limb and hind-limb adpressed towards each other along body; (7) ground colour dark brown to olive brown with black spots; (8) lateral tail with black spots; (9) ground colour of venter dark brown with irregular bright orange patches, bright orange blotches on chin, base of ventral limbs and anterior half of cloaca; (10) ventral tail with a bright orange stripe. Description of the holotype. Body slender and small-sized, TOL 70.7 mm. Head oval in dorsal view; snout truncate, projecting slightly beyond mandible; nostril small, but conspicuous; labial fold well developed on posterior part of upper jaw; tongue elongate, enlarged anteriorly, with free lateral margin; vomerine tooth patch “ ^ ” - shaped; eye small, not extending beyond lateral margins of head; a conspicuous longitudinal ridge found posterior to each eye; parotoid gland inconspicuous, gill remnants absent; gular fold present. Surface rough, dense tapered granules and tiny spines on dorsum, flanks, limbs and tail; dense granules and inconspicuous wrinkles on venter; interrupted vertebral ridge conspicuous and bulged; cloacal opening oval, slightly protruding. Limbs slender, fingers and toes overlapping when fore-limb and hind-limb adpressed towards each other along body; four fingers and five toes, slender and elongated, lack webbing; relative length of fingers I <IV <II <III; relative length of toes I <V <II <IV
Authors: Wang, Jian, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wei, Tian-Li, Lyu, Zhi-Tong
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6949234284
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