Odorrana grahami

Odorrana grahami
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Odorrana
Species:	O. grahami
Binomial name
	Odorrana grahami; (Boulenger, 1917)
Synonyms
	Huia grahami (Boulenger, 1917); Rana grahami Boulenger, 1917;

Graham's frog (Odorrana grahami), also known as the diskless-fingered odorous frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and possibly Hunan) and Vietnam (in Hoàng Liên National Park in the north).[1] Presumably it is also found in Myanmar in areas adjacent to its Chinese distribution area.[2]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]

Description

Odorrana grahami is a relatively large frog, with males reaching 76 mm (3.0 in) and females 92 mm (3.6 in) in length.[3]

The skin secretions of Odorrana grahami have been subject to biochemical studies, yielding for example antimicrobial peptides.[4]

References

Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing; Annemarie Ohler; Steven Swan (2004). "Odorrana grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58607A11808625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58607A11808625.en.
Frost, Darrel R. (2011). "Odorrana grahami (Boulenger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 194. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Che, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Yang, H.; Li, J.; Xu, X.; Lai, R. (2008). "A novel antimicrobial peptide from amphibian skin secretions of Odorrana grahami". Peptides. 29 (4): 529–535. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2008.01.004. PMID 18282640.

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[IUCN-1] Yang Datong; Lu Shunqing; Annemarie Ohler; Steven Swan (2004). "Odorrana grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58607A11808625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58607A11808625.en.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2011). "Odorrana grahami (Boulenger, 1917)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[3] Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 194. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.

[4] Che, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Yang, H.; Li, J.; Xu, X.; Lai, R. (2008). "A novel antimicrobial peptide from amphibian skin secretions of Odorrana grahami". Peptides. 29 (4): 529–535. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2008.01.004. PMID 18282640.