''Odorrana anlungensis'' is a species of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...
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 else ...
to
China: it is only known from its
type locality, Mount Longtou in
Anlong County
Anlong County () is a county in the southwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Wildlife
Lungtou frog or Anlung odorous frog, ''Odorr ...
,
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...
. Its common name is Lungtou frog or Anlung odorous frog.
Little is known about this species found in shaded hill streams 2-3m wide in forested areas.
Male ''Odorrana anlungensis'' grow to a snout–vent length of and females to .
Tadpole
A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found ...
s are up to in length.
References
anlungensis
Amphibians described in 1973
Amphibians of China
Endemic fauna of China
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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