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Quasipaa
''Quasipaa'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. The genus has no established common name, but many individual species are referred to as ''spiny frogs''. They occur in East Asia, East and Southeast Asia, from Thailand and Cambodia to southern and eastern China. Taxonomy ''Quasipaa'' was first proposed as a subgenus of ''Paa'' (now considered to belong to ''Nanorana''). It was subsequently raised to the level of genus, and Molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic analyses have corroborated the monophyly of ''Quasipaa''. Many individual species were originally described in genus ''Rana (genus), Rana''. Even after splitting the very wide ''Rana'' into smaller taxa, frogs now in ''Quasipaa'' continued to belong to the true frog family (Ranidae), at times as subfamily Dicroglossinae, until Dicroglossinae was raised to the family level (i.e., Dicroglossidae). The taxonomy of Dicroglossidae is far from settled yet. Species There are 11 species in this genus: Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quasipaa Spinosa
''Quasipaa spinosa'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names, including Chinese spiny frog, giant spiny frog, Chinese edible frog, and spiny paa frog. Its names refer to the distinctive characteristics of the species, relatively large size and the spiny chest of male frogs. Giant in frog terms only, it can nevertheless grow to lengths above ; this makes it the largest frog in Hong Kong. Taxonomy Recent Molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic analyses have suggested that ''Quasipaa spinosa'' is split in three distinct lineages; the nominal ''Quasipaa spinosa'' may thus represent a cryptic species complex. The lineages are geographically distinct; one lineage is found in Yunnan, another one in southeastern China (Anhui, Zhejiang, northern Fujian, and Jiangxi), and the third one in south-central China (southern Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi). In this analysis, ''Quasipaa exilispinosa'' is nested within ''Quasip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |