Odorrana lungshengensis

Odorrana lungshengensis (common names: Lung-shen-hsien frog, Lungshen odorous frog) is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae that is endemic to China. It is found in northeastern Guangxi, southwestern Hunan, and eastern Guizhou.[2] Its natural habitats are hill streams in broad-leaf forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]

Odorrana lungshengensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. lungshengensis
Binomial name
Odorrana lungshengensis
(Liu & Hu, 1962)
Synonyms

Rana lungshengensis Liu & Hu, 1962

Male Odorrana lungshengensis grow to a snout–vent length of about 62 mm (2.4 in) and females to 81 mm (3.2 in).[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Odorrana lungshengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58648A63857749.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Odorrana lungshengensis (Liu and Hu, 1962)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 198. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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