Limnonectes fujianensis
| Fujian large-headed frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. fujianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes fujianensis Ye & Fei, 1994 | |
Limnonectes fujianensis (Fujian large-headed frog) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is most closely related to, and formerly confused with Limnonectes kuhlii. Its name refers to the type locality in Fujian province of China. It is also found in Hunan, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi in China as well as in Taiwan.[2] Taxonomy of this species is not settled,[2] and other sources give a somewhat broader distribution.[3]
Limnonectes fujianensis is a medium-sized frog, males being 54 mm (2.1 in) and females 48 mm (1.9 in) snout-vent length.[3] Its natural habitats are moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, open excavations, and canals and ditches.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael Wai Neng Lau, Zhao Ermi, Gu Huiqing, Geng Baorong, Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao, Bosco Chan (2004). "Limnonectes fujianensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Limnonectes fujianensis Ye and Fei, 1994". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 202. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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