Odorrana anlungensis

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Odorrana anlungensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. anlungensis
Binomial name
Odorrana anlungensis
(Liu & Hu, 1973)
Synonyms

Rana anlungensisLiu & Hu, 1973

Odorrana anlungensis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to China: it is only known from its type locality, Mount Longtou in Anlong County, Guizhou. Its common name is Lungtou frog or Anlung odorous frog. [2] Little is known about this species found in shaded hill streams 2-3m wide in forested areas. [1]

Male Odorrana anlungensis grow to a snout–vent length of 36 mm (1.4 in) and females to 64 mm (2.5 in). Tadpoles are up to 30 mm (1.2 in) in length. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Odorrana anlungensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T58544A63874309. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58544A63874309.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Odorrana anlungensis (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 196. ISBN   7-5349-1835-9.