Limnonectes alpinus

Limnonectes alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species: L. alpinus
Binomial name
Limnonectes alpinus
(Huang and Ye, 1997)
Synonyms

Liurana alpinus Huang and Ye, 1997
Liurana alpina Huang and Ye, 1997
Ingerana alpina (Huang and Ye, 1997)

Limnonectes alpinus is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to China and only known from its type locality, Dayandong in Mêdog County, Tibet.[2] This little known species lives under moss in forest at about 3,100 m (10,200 ft) asl.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Fei Liang & Lau, M.W.N. (2004). "Limnonectes alpinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Limnonectes alpinus (Huang and Ye, 1997)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 August 2015.


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