Amolops bellulus

Amolops bellulus (common name: Pianma torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to the Gaoligong Mountains. It is only known from the area of its type locality in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan, China, but it is expected to occur in the adjacent Myanmarian part of the mountains.[2] Amolops bellulus lives in and near fast-flowing mountain streams. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

Amolops bellulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. bellulus
Binomial name
Amolops bellulus
Liu, Yang, Ferraris & Matsui, 2000

References

  1. Yang, D.; Lu, S.; van Dijk, P.P.; Ohler, A. (2004). "Amolops bellulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58202A11745403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58202A11745403.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amolops bellulus Liu, Yang, Ferraris, and Matsui, 2000". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 May 2014.


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