| a new philautus (anura: rhacophoridae) from northern laos allied to p. abditus inger, orlov & darevsky, 1999. | the small rhacophorid frog philautus abditus is geographically restricted to central vietnam and adjacent cambodia. our fieldwork in northern laos resulted in the discovery of a philautus species that very closely resembles p. abditus, but is at least 330 km from the nearest known locality of that species. the laos population differs from p. abditus in mitochondrial dna and coloration, and is described here as a new species. philautus nianeae sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by havin ... | 2013 | 25113339 |