Amolops mantzorum

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Amolops mantzorum
Amolops mantzorum, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. mantzorum
Binomial name
Amolops mantzorum
(David, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Amolops tuberodepressus Liu and Yang, 2000
  • Amolops kangtingensis (Liu, 1950)

Amolops mantzorum, commonly known as the Sichuan torrent frog or Kangting sucker frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces of China.[2] It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[3]

Amolops mantzorum is an abundant species found in large streams and small rivers, in forest and shrubland.[1] Male frogs measure 53 mm (2.1 in) and females frogs 65 mm (2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Amolops mantzorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58220A63853080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58220A63853080.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Amolops mantzorum (David, 1872)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
  4. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 238. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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