Hylarana spinulosa

Hylarana spinulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Ranidae
Genus:Hylarana
Species: H. spinulosa
Binomial name
Hylarana spinulosa
(Smith, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Rana spinulosa Smith, 1923
  • Sylvirana spinulosa (Smith, 1923)

Hylarana spinulosa (common name: fine-spined frog) is a species of true frogs in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Hainan, southern China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]

Hylarana spinulosa are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of 40 mm (1.6 in) and females to 52 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are up to 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lau, Michael Wai Neng; Shi, Haitao (2004). "Sylvirana spinulosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58724A89369133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58724A11831635.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylarana spinulosa (Smith, 1923)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 176. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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