Amolops vitreus

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Amolops vitreus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. vitreus
Binomial name
Amolops vitreus
(Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rana vitrae Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006
  • Odorrana vitrea (Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006)

Amolops vitreus, the vitreous cascade frog, is a species of true frog from Laos, Vietnam, and China. [3] [4] [5] It also has the common name glass torrent frog. [6]

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Distribution and ecology

This species was originally described in Phongsaly Province, Laos, but was later found in Vietnam (2015) and then in Yunnan Province, China (2024). [3] [5] Males have an SVL of 38–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in) and around 59 mm (2.3 in) in females. [5] [7] They have been found at elevations of 600–1,465 m (1,970–4,810 ft). [1] They can be found near streams and hiding in nearby foliage. [7]

Etymology

All three names mean glassy (from Latin; vitrum (glass) and English; vitreous (glassy)). This is because the skin on the belly is somewhat transparent. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2017). "Amolops vitreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T135837A86901318. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T135837A86901318.en . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Amolops vitreus (Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006)". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 Wu, Yun-He; Yu, Zhong-Bin; Lu, Chen-Qi; Zhang, Yin-Peng; Dong, Wen-Jie; Liu, Xiao-Long; Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Xiong, Yun; Jiang, Yun-Fang; Ouyang, Hong; Fu, Zhong-Xiong; He, Yun-Biao; Yuan, Zhi-Yong; Che, Jing (2024-04-04). "A new species of the genus Amolops (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first national record of Amolops vitreus from China". Vertebrate Zoology. 74: 343–357. doi: 10.3897/vz.74.e108013 . ISSN   2625-8498.
  4. ↑ Stuart, Bryan L. (2008). "The phylogenetic problem of Huia (Amphibia: Ranidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 46 (1): 49–60. Bibcode:2008MolPE..46...49S. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.09.016. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   18042407.
  5. 1 2 3 Le, Dzung; Pham, Anh; Lan Hung Son, Nguyen; Nguyen, Truong (2015). "First Records of Megophrys daweimontis Rao and Yang, 1997 and Amolops vitreus (Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006) (Anura: Megophryidae, Ranidae) from Vietnam". Asian Herpetological Research. 6: 66–72.
  6. ↑ Poyarkov, Nikolay A.; Nguyen, Tan Van; Popov, Evgeniy S.; Geissler, Peter; Pawangkhanant, Parinya; Neang, Thy; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Orlov, Nikolai L. (2021-06-24). "Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Amphibians in Indochina" . Russian Journal of Herpetology. 28 (3A): 47. doi:10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-3A-1-110. ISSN   1026-2296.
  7. 1 2 3 Bain, Raoul H.; Stuart, Bryan L.; Orlov, Nikolai L. (2006). "Three New Indochinese Species of Cascade Frogs (Amphibia: Ranidae) Allied to Rana archotaphus". Copeia. 2006 (1): 43–59. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)006[0043:tnisoc]2.0.co;2. ISSN   0045-8511.


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