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Ingerana Medogensis
''Liurana medogensis'', commonly known as Medog papilla-tongued frog or Medog eastern frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is found in Mêdog County, Tibet (China) and in Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. However, the records from India might represent another species, and the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020) does not include them in the range of this species. Description This species is only known from four adult specimens. Males (the type series from the Mêdog County) measure in snout–vent length and females (from Arunachal Pradesh) in SVL. One of the females had three large eggs visible through its skin; this suggests that the species has direct development (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage) and does not depend on water bodies for reproduction. Other observations suggest instead larval development in water. Habitat ''Liurana medogensis'' has been found in both undisturbed and disturbed forest habitats. As delimited for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fei Liang
Fei Liang ( zh, 费梁; 1936 – 4 June 2022) was a Chinese herpetologist. Biography Fei was admitted to Sichuan Agricultural University in 1956 where he majored in animal husbandry. After graduating in 1961, he began working for the , where he began research on amphibians. He started as an assistant to amphibian research experts and , but began leading a team of researchers in 1980 alongside his wife, . In total, he discovered over 126 new species. Fei Liang died in Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ... on 4 June 2022. References 1936 births 2022 deaths Chinese herpetologists Sichuan Agricultural University alumni People from Chengdu Date of birth missing {{Zoologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |