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Glandirana Reliqua
''Glandirana'' is a genus of true frogs (family Ranidae) found in the East Asia (eastern China, Korea, Japan, and possibly Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East). The name means ‘glandular frog’. ''Glandirana'' is a genus split off from ''Rana (genus), Rana''. All species, except the recently described ''Glandirana susurra'', were originally included in ''Rana''; some of them have been placed in genus ''Rugosa'', now synonymized with ''Glandirana''. The monophyly of the genus has been questioned, but it is supported by recent molecular work. ''Glandirana'' seems to be a sister taxon of ''Hylarana''. At moment, the following species are included in the genus: * ''Glandirana emeljanovi'' (Nikolskii, 1913) * ''Glandirana minima'' (Ting and T'sai, 1979) * ''Glandirana rugosa'' (Temminck and Schlegel, 1838) * ''Glandirana susurra'' (Sekiya, Miura, and Ogata, 2012) * ''Glandirana tientaiensis'' (Chang, 1933) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1831428 Glandirana, True frogs Amp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glandirana Rugosa
The Japanese wrinkled frog (''Glandirana rugosa'') is a species of true frog native to Japan and introduced to Hawaii in the late 19th century. It has sometimes been regarded as a single species with the Imienpo Station frog The Imienpo Station frog (''Glandirana emeljanovi'') is a species of frog found in Northeast Asia. It has sometimes been regarded as a subspecies of the Japanese wrinkled frog, ''Glandirana rugosa'', with which it shares many characteristics. I ... (''Glandirana emeljanovi'') which is found on the East Asian mainland. The two species are distinguished from others by their rough and uneven skin. It lives and breeds in various freshwater environments, including ponds, streams and wetlands. The IUCN does not consider this species to be faced by any significant threats. References Glandirana Endemic amphibians of Japan Amphibians described in 1838 {{Ranidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |