29 Chuaynkern et al. - Geographic extension of Odorrana....
The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 4(1) : 29-33, May 2010.
© 2010 by National Science Museum,Thailand
Geographic Extension of Odorrana aureola Stuart,
Chuaynkern, Chan-ard and Inger, 2006 in Thailand
(Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)
Yodchaiy Chuaynkern
1,2*
, Chantip Inthara
1,3
, Prateep Duengkae
4
and Ruthairat Songchan
4
1
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Département de Systematique et Evolution,
USM 602 Taxinomie et Collection, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
2
Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand,
Technopolis, Khlong 5, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
3
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University,
Muang, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
4
Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University,
Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
* Corresponding author.
E-mail : ychuaynkern@yahoo.com
Stuart et al. (2006b) described thirteen
specimens from Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
(Loei Province, Thailand) accompanied with
three specimens from Phu Kradueng National
Park (Loei Province, Thailand) which were
originally reported as Rana livida (Blyth, 1856)
by Taylor (1962) as a new species named
Odorrana aureola. Molecular information
supported the view that this new species
was different from the related species Rana
livida (from syntypes and specimens from
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi
Province, Thailand) and its sympatric species
Rana cf. chloronota (previously reported
as Rana livida) (Stuart et al., 2006a). Until
now, the distribution of Odorrana aureola
was known only from Phu Luang Wildlife
Sanctuary and Phu Kradueng National Park
(Figure 2).
During a herpetological survey in
2006, we conducted a ield survey in the area
of Phetchabun and Uttaradit Provinces. From
these areas, we obtained seven specimens
which were assigned to Odorrana aureola
by using morphological characters compared
to type specimens (see Stuart et al., 2006b)
and original description. The specimens were
catalogued and kept at the collection of the
Thailand Natural History Museum (THNHM),
Pathum Thani, Thailand. Information of these
voucher specimens are as follows: THNHM
13101-13102 (ield tags Y 0017-18, two adult
females), collected by Y. Chuaynkern, C.
Inthara and R. Songchan in 18 July 2006 from
Phu Soi Dao Waterfall, Phu Soi Dao National
Park, Nam Paad District, Uttaradit Province;
THNHM 13103-13104 (ield tags Y 0076-77,
two adult females), THNHM 13105-13106
(ield tags Y 0078-79, two adult males), collected
by Y. Chuaynkern, C. Inthara, R. Songchan and
Chamlong Insorn in 21 July 2006 from Sai Thip
Waterfall, Phu Soi Dao National Park, Nam
Paad District, Uttaradit Province; THNHM
13107 (ield tag Y 0269, an adult male),
collected by Y. Chuaynkern in 17 July 2006
from Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park, Nakhon
Thai District, Phetchabun Province (Figure 1).