Researchers discover new tree frog species in Xizang

LHASA — Chinese researchers recently discovered a new tree frog species in Metog county, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Xizang Daily reported.

The research, jointly conducted by the region's institute of plateau biology, Southwest University, Xizang Museum of Natural Science and Guangxi Normal University, was recently published in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution.

During surveys conducted in mountainous areas of Metog county at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,700 meters, the research team collected tree frog specimens initially thought to be the two-spotted tree frog (R. bipunctatus).