| a new species of the rana japonica group (anura, ranidae, rana) from china, with a taxonomic proposal for the r. johnsi group. | rana jiulingensissp. nov., a new species from hunan and jiangxi, southeastern china, is described. the new species is assigned to the r. japonica group. the clade comprising r. jiulingensissp. nov. and r. dabieshanensis from anhui is the sister taxon of r. omeimontis from sichuan. rana jiulingensissp. nov. 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 4 ... | 2020 | 32612445 |