Notes sur la systématique et la répartition des Amphibiens Anoures de Chine et des régions avoisinantes. IV. Classification générique et subgénérique des Pelobatidae Megophryinae

In this paper the generic and subgeneric classification of the Pelobatidae Megophryinae is reexamined. Four genera are recognized in this subfamily. The first one, Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822, includes two subgenera, the nominal one and Ophryophryne Boulenger, 1903, the latter being removed from the Bufonidae where several authors had placed it, and transferred into the Pelobatidae, as already suggested by Noble (1926) and by Liu & Hu (1962). For the second genus, the name Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 is revived in the place of Nesobia Van Kampen, 1923, the latter name being preoccupied by Nesobia Ancey, 1887 (Mollusca). The third genus is Lep tobrachium Tschudi, 1838, with two subgenera, the nominal one, of which Vibrissaphora Liu, 1945 is here considered to be synonymous, and a new subgenus, created for Leptobrachium gracile Gunther, 1872 and related species. The fourth genus, Scutiger Theobald, 1868, includes two subgenera, the nominal one and Oreolalax Myers & Leviton, 1962. The main diagnostic features of the genera and subgenera recognized here are given in tables.