Hylarana latouchii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. latouchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana latouchii (Boulenger, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana latouchii Boulenger, 1899 | |
Hylarana latouchii (Kuatun frog, LaTouche's frog, broad-folded frog) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was formerly placed in genus Rana.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type series: Hylarana latouchii was described by George Albert Boulenger based on three specimens collected by Irish ornithologist John D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China.[3]
Hylarana latouchii is found in southern and eastern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[1] Frogs from Taiwan might represent a separate species different from the mainland.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[1]
Hylarana latouchii is a small frog that may grow up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in snout-vent length.[4] Males are smaller (38 mm (1.5 in) SVL) than females (47 mm (1.9 in) SVL).[5] Mean sizes reported for Taiwanese Hylarana latouchii are larger, respectively 44 mm (1.7 in) and 55 mm (2.2 in) SVL. Hylarana latouchii is reproductively active throughout the year in Taiwan.[6]
Antimicrobial peptides can be isolated from skin of Hylarana latouchii.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Michael Wai Neng Lau, Geng Baorong, Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao (2004). "Hylarana latouchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana latouchii (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ Boulenger, George A. (1899). "On a collection of reptiles and batrachians made by Mr. J. D. La Touche in N.W. Fokien, China". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 159–172.
- ↑ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hylarana latouchii". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 174. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
- ↑ Huang, Wen-San; Yu-Shan Cheng; Hsin-Yi Tu (2004). "Reproductive patterns of two sympatric ranid frogs, Rana latouchii and R. sauteri, with comments on anuran breeding seasons in Taiwan" (PDF). Collection and Research 17: 1–10.
- ↑ Wang, H.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Hu, Y.; Yu, H.; Liu, J.; Sun, J. (2009). "The novel antimicrobial peptides from skin of Chinese broad-folded frog, Hylarana latouchii (Anura:Ranidae)". Peptides 30 (2): 273–282. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2008.10.016. PMID 19022312.