Amolops tuberodepressus

Amolops tuberodepressus is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Yunnan, China[1][3][4] and known from Wuliang and Ailao Mountains in Jingdong County.[1][4] Once suspected to be synonym of Amolops mantzorum, its validity was confirmed with molecular methods in 2014.[3][5]

Amolops tuberodepressus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. tuberodepressus
Binomial name
Amolops tuberodepressus
Liu and Yang, 2000[2]

Description

Adult males measure 44–57 mm (1.7–2.2 in) and adult females 61–71 mm (2.4–2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is moderately depressed and slender. The head is depressed and slightly longer than it is wide. The snout is rounded. The tympanum is distinct. The fingers and toes bear large discs; the toes are webbed. Dorsal ground color ranges from brown to greenish. The dorsal pattern consists of rounded or irregular green or bluish green spots. The flanks are green with irregular dark brown spots. The limbs are green with brown crossbars. The belly is yellowish cream and the throat is grey. The iris is brown with irregular bright small yellow spots.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Amolops tuberodepressus inhabits montane rapids and streams with small waterfalls in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 1,500–2,400 m (4,900–7,900 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by small-scale wood extraction and small hydroelectric dams.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Amolops tuberodepressus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58228A63851969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58228A63851969.en. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. Liu, Wanzhao & Yang, Datong (2000). "A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from Yunnan, China, with a discussion of karyological diversity in Amolops". Herpetologica. 56 (2): 231–238. JSTOR 3893273.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Amolops tuberodepressus Liu and Yang, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Amolops tuberodepressus Liu and Yang, 2000". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. Lu, Bin; Bi, Ke & Fu, Jinzhong (2014). "A phylogeographic evaluation of the Amolops mantzorum species group: Cryptic species and plateau uplift". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 73: 40–52. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.01.008. PMID 24462636.
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