Limnonectes bannaensis

Limnonectes bannaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dicroglossidae
Genus:Limnonectes
Species: L. bannaensis
Binomial name
Limnonectes bannaensis
Ye, Fei, Xie & Jiang, 2007[1]

Limnonectes bannaensis (vernacular name: Banna large-headed frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southern China (southern and western Yunnan, southwestern and southeastern Guangxi, and western and central Guangdong), Laos, and Vietnam.[2][3]

Description

Adult males in the type series measure 68–88 mm (2.7–3.5 in) and adult females 56–67 mm (2.2–2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[1] In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively 91 and 87 mm (3.6 and 3.4 in).[4] Skin on the dorsum is smooth (wrinkled in Limnonectes kuhlii), with just few fine folds and a few small rounded tubercles scattered posteriorly. The dorsal colouration is brownish or gray brown, with black stripes on areas around the folds.[1] The venter is mottled.[4]

Habitat

Limnonectes bannaensis occurs along streams in mountainous areas at elevations of 320–1,100 m (1,050–3,610 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in the streams.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ye, Chang-yuan; Fei, Liang; Xie, Feng & Jiang, Jian-ping (2007). "A new Ranidae species from China—Limnonectes bannaensis (Ranidae: Anura)". Zoological Research Kunming. 28 (5): 545–550.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 McLeod, David S.; Kurlbaum, Scuyler & Hoang, Ngoc Van (2015). "More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae)". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 201–214. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.4.
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