Liurana vallecula

Liurana vallecula
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ceratobatrachidae
Genus:	Liurana
Species:	L. vallecula
Binomial name
	Liurana vallecula; Jiang, Wang, Wang, Li, and Che, 2019

The valley papilla-tongued frog (Liurana vallecula) is a frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae endemic to Tibet. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality in Medog County. Scientists have seen it 550 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Appearance

The adult frog measures 14.6 to 20.4 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is red-brown in color. This frog has a white belly with dark spots or mottling. There are dark bars across the legs and no webbed skin on any of the feet.[4]

Threats

This frog lives in Medog County, which has been subject to cosniderable human-induced habitat loss.[4]

Etymology

Scientists named this frog vallecula in Latin for "valley-dwelling." They also named it He Gu She Tu Wa (河谷舌突蛙) in Chinese and valley papilla-tongued frog in English.[4]

References

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Alpine Papilla-tongued Frog: Liurana vallecula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T149685795A149685854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T149685795A149685854.en. S2CID 241681349. 149685795. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
Frost, Darrel R. "Liurana alpina Jiang, Wang, Wang, Li, and Che, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
" Liurana alpina: Jiang, Wang, Wang, Li, & Che, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
Jiang, Ke; Wang, Kai; Wang, Yu-Fan; Li, Cheng; Che, Jing (May 18, 2019). "A new species of the endemic Himalayan genus Liurana (Anura, Ceratobatrachidae) from southeastern Tibet, China, with comments on the distribution, reproductive biology, and conservation of the genus". Zoological Research. 40 (3): 175–184. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.025. PMC 6591166. PMID 30936414.

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[IUCN-1] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Alpine Papilla-tongued Frog: Liurana vallecula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T149685795A149685854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T149685795A149685854.en. S2CID 241681349. 149685795. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[AMNH-2] Frost, Darrel R. "Liurana alpina Jiang, Wang, Wang, Li, and Che, 2019". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[Amph-3] " Liurana alpina: Jiang, Wang, Wang, Li, & Che, 2019". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[Des-4] Jiang, Ke; Wang, Kai; Wang, Yu-Fan; Li, Cheng; Che, Jing (May 18, 2019). "A new species of the endemic Himalayan genus Liurana (Anura, Ceratobatrachidae) from southeastern Tibet, China, with comments on the distribution, reproductive biology, and conservation of the genus". Zoological Research. 40 (3): 175–184. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2019.025. PMC 6591166. PMID 30936414.