Liurana xizangensis
Liurana xizangensis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to Tibet (=Xizang in Chinese), China, and only known from the region of its type locality, Yi'ong, in Bomê County.[1][2][3] It is also known as Xizang eastern frog and Xizang papillae-tongued frog.[1][2]
| Liurana xizangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Liurana |
| Species: | L. xizangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Liurana xizangensis (Hu, 1977) | |
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Description
Male Liurana xizangensis measure about 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length.[3][4][5] The tympanum is large and distinct. Skin is dorsally smooth but with scattered tubercles, while the belly is granular. The finger and toe tips are not swollen. No webbing is present. The dorsum is brown with a black inter-ocular stripe. The belly is pale yellow with black, reticulated markings.[3][5]
Habitat and conservation
Liurana xizangensis occur mixed forests at elevations of about 2,300 m (7,500 ft) above sea level.[1][3] They live in humid habitats, typically hiding under mossy rocks.[3] There are no known threats to this poorly-known species, but its population size is believed to be small. The known range does not include any protected areas. However, its actual range might be wider than currently known.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Liurana xizangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58323A63847353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58323A63847353.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Liurana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Liurana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 226. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
- Borah, M. M.; S. Bordoloi; J. Purkayastha; M. Das; A. Dubois & A. Ohler (2013). "Limnonectes (Taylorana) medogensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 1997) from Arunachal Pradesh (India), and on the identity of some diminutive ranoid frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae, Occidozygidae)" (PDF). Herpetozoa. 26: 39–48.