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Amolops viridimaculatus

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Amolops viridimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. viridimaculatus
Binomial name
Amolops viridimaculatus
(Jiang, 1983)
Synonyms[2]

Staurois viridimaculatus Jiang, 1983

Amolops viridimaculatus, also known as green-spotted torrent frog, Dahaoping sucker frog, and Dahaoping cascade frog, is a species of frog found in Yunnan, China, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar, and Nagaland, Northeast India; it is also expected to occur in northern Laos.[2]

Male frogs measure 75 mm (3.0 in) and females 88 mm (3.5 in) in length.[3]

A. viridimaculatus is becoming rare due to habitat loss caused by small-scale agriculture and dam development.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Amolops viridimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58229A63852056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T58229A63852056.en.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Amolops viridimaculatus (Jiang, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 238. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.