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Odorrana hejiangensis

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Odorrana hejiangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. hejiangensis
Binomial name
Odorrana hejiangensis
(Deng & Yu, 1992)
Synonyms

Rana hejiangensis Deng & Yu, 1992

Odorrana hejiangensis (common names: Hejiang frog, Hejiang odorous frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to China. It is found in the Yangtze River Valley of southern Chongqing and northern Guizhou, with an isolated record in western Guangxi. Its name refers to the type locality, Hejiang County in northern Sichuan.[2] Its natural habitats are shaded hill streams and the surrounding riparian forests. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

Male Odorrana hejiangensis grow to a snout–vent length of about 47 mm (1.9 in) and females to 87 mm (3.4 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Odorrana hejiangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58615A63854164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58615A63854164.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Odorrana hejiangensis (Deng and Yu, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 196–198. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.