Limnonectes bannaensis

Limnonectes bannaensis (vernacular name: Banna large-headed frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southern China (southern and western Yunnan, southwestern and southeastern Guangxi, and western and central Guangdong), Laos, and Vietnam.[2][3]

Limnonectes bannaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. bannaensis
Binomial name
Limnonectes bannaensis
Ye, Fei, Xie & Jiang, 2007[1]

Description

Adult males in the type series measure 68–88 mm (2.7–3.5 in) and adult females 56–67 mm (2.2–2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[1] In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively 91 and 87 mm (3.6 and 3.4 in).[4] Skin on the dorsum is smooth (wrinkled in Limnonectes kuhlii), with just few fine folds and a few small rounded tubercles scattered posteriorly. The dorsal colouration is brownish or gray brown, with black stripes on areas around the folds.[1] The venter is mottled.[4]

Habitat

Limnonectes bannaensis occurs along streams in mountainous areas at elevations of 320–1,100 m (1,050–3,610 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in the streams.[3]

References
  1. Ye, Chang-yuan; Fei, Liang; Xie, Feng & Jiang, Jian-ping (2007). "A new Ranidae species from China—Limnonectes bannaensis (Ranidae: Anura)". Zoological Research. 28 (5): 545–550.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. McLeod, David S.; Kurlbaum, Scuyler & Hoang, Ngoc Van (2015). "More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae)". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 201–214. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.4.
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