''Amolops aniqiaoensis'', commonly known as the Aniqiao torrent frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family Ranidae that is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to China. It is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Aniqiao (阿尼桥) in

Mêdog County Mêdog, or Metok, or Motuo County (; ), also known as Pemako ( meaning "Lotus Array", ), is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the China, People's Republic of Chin ...

in the southeast of

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

. The habitat of ''Amolops aniqiaoensis'' is a large stream and the surrounding rocks. The site is located with the Yaluzangbudaxiagu National Nature Reserve, but

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considers that

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

and degradation due to small-scale farming is a threat to the species.

References

aniqiaoensis Amphibians described in 2005 Frogs of China Endemic fauna of Tibet Taxa named by Dong Zhiming Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranidae-stub