Limnonectes xizangensis

Limnonectes xizangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species: L. xizangensis
Binomial name
Limnonectes xizangensis
(Hu, 1977)
Synonyms

Cornufer xizangensis Hu, 1977
Ingerana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
Platymantis xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
Micrixalus xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
Liurana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)

Limnonectes xizangensis is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to China and only known from the region of its type locality, Yi’ong, in Bomê County, Tibet (=Xizang in Chinese).[1][2] Its natural habitat is mixed forests where it lives under moss.[1]

Male Limnonectes xizangensis measure about 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fei Liang & Lau, M.W.N. (2004). "Limnonectes xizangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Limnonectes xizangensis (Hu, 1977)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 226. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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