Nanorana taihangnica

Taihangshan swelled-vented frog
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. taihangnica
Binomial name
Nanorana taihangnica
(Chen & Jiang, 2002)
Synonyms

Paa taihangnicus Chen & Jiang, 2002
Paa taihangnica Chen & Jiang, 2002
Chaparana taihangnicus (Chen & Jiang, 2002)

Nanorana taihangnica, or the Taihangshan swelled-vented frog, is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to central China. Its type locality is on the Taihang Mountains, within the Jiyuan city in Henan province of central China.[1][3] It is now also reported from Qin, Funiu and Zhongtiao Mountains (these can all be interpreted as being part of the greater Qin Mountains Region[4]), with its distribution also including Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. There is substantial differentiation among lineages from different mountains.[3][4]

Little is known about this relatively recently described species inhabiting rivers and surrounding forests.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xie, Feng (2004). "Nanorana taihangnica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "Nanorana taihangnica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Wang, B.; Jiang, J.; Xie, F.; Li, C. (2013). "Phylogeographic patterns of mtDNA variation revealed multiple glacial refugia for the frog species Feirana taihangnica endemic to the Qinling Mountains". Journal of Molecular Evolution 76 (3): 112–128. doi:10.1007/s00239-013-9544-5. PMID 23381112.