Hylarana taipehensis

Hylarana taipehensis is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It has several common names, including Taipei frog, Taipei grass frog, two-striped grass frog, or striped slender frog.[2][3][4] It is found in northeastern India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[2][5] There is some uncertainty about the identity of specimens from India.[2]

Hylarana taipehensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. taipehensis
Binomial name
Hylarana taipehensis
(Van Denburgh, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana taipehensis Van Denburgh, 1909

Description

Males are usually less than 3 cm (1.2 in) in snout-vent length and females less than 4 cm (1.6 in).[4] The dorsum is yellowish green to greenish brown and the sides are light yellowish brown. Paired dorso-lateral glandular folds are visible as brownish black lines. The limbs are light brown and have dark brown stripes. The abdomen and neck have tiny spots and have three brownish black stripes each. The tympanum and the region behind and below it are dark blackish brown in color.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Hylarana taipehensis occurs in open, grassy wetlands, rice paddies, river floodplains, and forest ponds and swampy areas in deciduous forests. It is often common. Breeding takes place at water edges sheltered by thickets.[1]

Hylarana taipehensis adapts to agricultural conditions; it could be threatened by pesticides. It is sometimes persecuted as a pest.[1] In Taiwan, it is considered endangered.[4] However, it is not considered threatened overall, and occurs in many protected areas.[1]

References
  1. Peter Paul van Dijk; Bryan Stuart; Michael Wai Neng Lau; Bosco Chan; Yuan Zhigang; Lue Kuangyang; Chou Wenhao; Sushil Dutta; Saibal Sengupta; Annemarie Ohler; et al. (2004). "Hylarana taipehensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58730A11832766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58730A11832766.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hylarana taipehensis (Van Denburgh, 1909)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Hylarana taipehensis Taipei frog". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. Lien, C.-T.; Lin, H.-C. & Lue, K.-Y. (2007). "Demography of two small breeding populations of Taipei Grass Frog, Rana taipehensis van Denburgh (Amphibia, Anura)" (PDF). BioFormosa. 42: 17–24.
  5. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
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