Feihyla palpebralis (Smith, 1924) Frost et al., 2006

Biju, S. D., Garg, Sonali, Gokulakrishnan, G., Chandrakasan, Sivaperuman, Thammachoti, Panupong, Ren, Jinlong, Gopika, C., Bisht, Karan, Hamidy, Amir & Shouche, Yogesh, 2020, New insights on the systematics and reproductive behaviour in tree frogs of the genus Feihyla, with description of a new related genus from Asia (Anura, Rhacophoridae), Zootaxa 4878 (1), pp. 1-55 : 21

Feihyla palpebralis group

This group can be distinguished from the Feihyla vittiger group by the following suite of morphological characters: medium-sized adults (SVL 25–34 mm); snout nearly pointed in dorsal view; first two fingers opposed to the others; dorsum light yellowish-brown to reddish-brown with contrasting concave bands forming a ‘)(’-shaped marking or faint discontinuous lines; a white streak along the upper lip margins, extending from the snout tip or below the eye up to the shoulder; a weakly-developed dermal fringe along the outer margins of the hind limbs; whitish eggs with light pigmentation on poles ( Fig. 5 ).

Species included. Feihyla fuhua Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010 and Feihyla palpebralis ( Smith, 1924) .

Figures

FIGURE 5. Members of the Feihyla palpebralis group and their nest structure. A–E. Feihyla fuhua from Mt. Dawei, Yunnan Province, China. A. Dorsolateral view; B. lateral view (arrow indicating a white streak); C. dorsal view; D. freshly laid eggs in a jelly-nest (arrow indicating pigmented pole); E. developing embryos; F–G. Feihyla palpebralis from the type locality, Langbian Plateau, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam: F. dorsolateral view; G. freshly laid eggs in a jelly-nest (arrow indicating pigmented pole); H–I. Feihyla fuhua from Maguan County, Yunnan Province, China: H. dorsolateral view (arrow indicating a white streak); I. freshly laid eggs in a jelly-nest (arrow indicating pigmented pole).