Nanorana taihangnica

Nanorana taihangnica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Nanorana
Species:	N. taihangnica
Binomial name
Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002)
Synonyms
Paa taihangnicusChen & Jiang, 2002 Paa taihangnicaChen & Jiang, 2002 Chaparana taihangnicus(Chen & Jiang, 2002)

Nanorana taihangnica, or the Taihangshan swelled-vented frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. ^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to central China. Its type locality is on the Taihang Mountains, within the Jiyuan city in Henan province of central China. ^{[1] [3]} It is now also reported from Qin, Funiu and Zhongtiao Mountains (these can all be interpreted as being part of the greater Qin Mountains Region ^[4] ), with its distribution also including Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. There is substantial differentiation among lineages from different mountains. ^{[3] [4]}

Little is known about this relatively recently described species inhabiting rivers and surrounding forests. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nanorana taihangnica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T58441A63886583. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58441A63886583.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Nanorana taihangnica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
4. Wang, B.; Jiang, J.; Xie, F.; Li, C. (2013). "Phylogeographic patterns of mtDNA variation revealed multiple glacial refugia for the frog species Feirana taihangnica endemic to the Qinling Mountains". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 76 (3): 112–128. Bibcode:2013JMolE..76..112W. doi:10.1007/s00239-013-9544-5. PMID   23381112. S2CID   14619447.