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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 2: 4 May 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.12
Page range: 395-400
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On the lectotype designation of Hylarana subcoerulea Cope, 1868 (Anura: Ranidae)

The School of Medicine & Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; Da Nang 550000; Vietnam; Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; Duy Tan University; Da Nang 550000; Vietnam
Department of Vertebrate Zoology; Biological Faculty; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow 119234; Russia
Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Endangered Species (CBES); 541 Nguyen Duy Trinh; Binh Trung Ward; Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam
Department of Herpetology; Museum of Comparative Zoology; Harvard University; Cambridge; Massachusetts; USA
Institut de Systématique; Évolution; Biodiversité; MNHN-CNRS-SU-EPHE-UA; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; Sorbonne Universités; 57 rue Cuvier; CP 51; 75005 Paris; France
Amphibia Hylarana taxonomy Southeast Asia

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How to Cite

Nguyen, T.V., Poyarkov, N.A., Tran, T.G., Kennedy-Gold, S.R. & Ohler, A. (2026) On the lectotype designation of Hylarana subcoerulea Cope, 1868 (Anura: Ranidae). Zootaxa, 5802 (2), 395–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.12