Hong Kong Cascade Frog

Hong Kong Cascade Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species: A. hongkongensis
Binomial name
Amolops hongkongensis
(Pope and Romer, 1951)

Hong Kong Cascade Frog (Amolops hongkongensis) is a species of true frog once thought to be endemic to Hong Kong. Their eggs are laid on rock faces in the splash zones of cascades.[1] In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170..

Distribution

The populations are now also known in mainland China including Fujian and Guangdong; at least one population is found in Neilingdinghu Nature Reserve. In Hong Kong, the species is found in the New Territories and on Hong Kong Island. [1] It was found in the tiny little streams in Lung Fu Shan[2]

Physical descriptions

The diameter of A. hongkongensis's suction discs is 3-4 times the width of the fingers. It contains the tarsal fold and has white velvety nuptial pads on the first fingers. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c The South China Cascade Frog, Amolops ricketti, found in Hong Kong, Porcupine! 32, issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU
  2. ^ Night safaris in Lung Fu Shan Country Park, Hong Kong, Porcupine! 34, issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU]