Amolops loloensis

Amolops loloensis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in southern and western Sichuan and one locality in north-central Yunnan, China.[2] Its natural habitats are small mountain streams in forests and grasslands. It is threatened by infrastructure development for human settlement, potentially also by water pollution from the mining industry.[1] T

Amolops loloensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. loloensis
Binomial name
Amolops loloensis
(Liu, 1950)
Synonyms
  • Staurois loloensis Liu, 1950
  • Amolops liangshanensis (Wu & Zhao, 1984)
  • Staurois liangshanensis Wu and Zhao, 1984

Male Amolops loloensis grow to a snout–vent length of 58 mm (2.3 in) and females to 74 mm (2.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 22 mm (0.87 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Liang, F.; Changyuan, Y. (2004). "Amolops loloensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58218A11750599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58218A11750599.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amolops loloensis (Liu, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 236–238. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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