Glandirana tientaiensis

Glandirana tientaiensis, also known as Tiantai frog and Tientai rough-skinned frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. Its name refers to its type locality, Tiantai.[2] It is endemic to eastern China and is only known from Zhejiang and south-eastern Anhui provinces.[1][2]

Glandirana tientaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Glandirana
Species:
G. tientaiensis
Binomial name
Glandirana tientaiensis
(Chang, 1933)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana tientaiensis Boring and Chang, 1933 – nomen nudum
  • Rana tientaiensis Chang, 1933
  • Rugosa tientaiensis (Chang, 1933)

Male G. tientaiensis measure 44 mm (1.7 in) and female 51 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3] Their natural habitats are open, low-gradient large streams and small rivers at elevations of 100–700 m (330–2,300 ft) above sea level. They sometimes also occur in still-water pools close to streams. This uncommon species is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. Glandirana tientaiensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58738A63848072. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58738A63848072.en. Downloaded on 07 June 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Glandirana tientaiensis (Chang, 1933)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 186. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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