Nanorana taihangnica
| Taihangshan swelled-vented frog | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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Paa taihangnicus Chen & Jiang, 2002 | |
Nanorana taihangnica, or the Taihangshan swelled-vented frog, is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.[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 2 3 Xie, Feng (2004). "Nanorana taihangnica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Nanorana taihangnica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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. doi:10.1007/s00239-013-9544-5. PMID 23381112.