Fig. 1

Sampling localities of the six clades or putative species of the LCC. Distinct colors indicate different clades (brown: Coastal river Clade; green: Han-Jiang Clade I; orange: MCJ lowland Clade; purple: MCJ montane Clade; yellow: Huai-He Clade; and red: Han-Jiang Clade II; see details in the text)