RETRACTION: New record and dietary ecology of an endangered amphibian species, Micryletta nigromaculata Poyarkov, Nguyen, Duong, Gorin & Yang, 2018, from Vietnam
Published 2023-12-27 — Updated on 2024-01-23
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- 2024-01-23 (2)
- 2023-12-27 (1)
Keywords
- Formicidae,
- prey items,
- Rhinotermitidae,
- Son La Province,
- stomach contents
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Abstract
After the publication of this article, readers raised concerns about a pivotal aspect of the methodology for this study and the conclusions drawn. Follow-up discussions with the authors and consultation with editorial board members identified the following concerns:
The target species of the study, the Black-spotted Paddy Frog (Micryletta nigromaculata) has been
misidentified, probably corresponding to the congeneric M. menglienica, even though more in-depth
analyses (possibly including DNA barcoding) are needed to correctly assign species identification and link information about species distribution and ecological traits.
The Acta Herpetologica editors determined that in light of the above issues the integrity of the published article is compromised, and the conclusions drawn would necessitate full review as a new submission. For these reasons, we retract this published article. The journal editors notified the article’s authors of this retraction.
23 Jan 2024: The Acta Herpetologica Editors (2024) Retraction: New record and dietary ecology of
an endangered amphibian species, Micryletta nigromaculata Poyarkov, Nguyen, Duong, Gorin;
Yang, 2018, from Vietnam
The retracted article: https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/14516/version/12467