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

Paa taihangnicus Chen & Jiang, 2002
Paa taihangnica Chen & Jiang, 2002
Chaparana 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. 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.
  2. "Nanorana taihangnica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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