Limnonectes xizangensis
| Limnonectes xizangensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. xizangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes xizangensis (Hu, 1977) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cornufer xizangensis Hu, 1977 | |
Limnonectes xizangensis is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to China and only known from the region of its type locality, Yi’ong, in Bomê County, Tibet (=Xizang in Chinese).[1][2] Its natural habitat is mixed forests where it lives under moss.[1]
Male Limnonectes xizangensis measure about 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Fei Liang & Lau, M.W.N. (2004). "Limnonectes xizangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Limnonectes xizangensis (Hu, 1977)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 226. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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