"Hylarana" latouchii

"Hylarana" latouchii, also known as Kuatun frog, LaTouche's frog, or broad-folded frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It was formerly placed in genus Rana.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type series: "Hylarana" latouchii was described by George Albert Boulenger based on three specimens collected by Irish ornithologist John D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China.[3]

"Hylarana" latouchii

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: "Hylarana"
Species:
"H." latouchii
Binomial name
"Hylarana" latouchii
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Rana latouchii Boulenger, 1899
  • Sylvirana latouchii (Boulenger, 1899)

"Hylarana" latouchii is found in southern and eastern China and Taiwan.[1] Frogs from Taiwan might represent a separate species different from the mainland.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[1]

"Hylarana" latouchii is a small frog that may grow up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in snout-vent length.[4] Males are smaller (38 mm (1.5 in) SVL) than females (47 mm (1.9 in) SVL).[5] Mean sizes reported for Taiwanese "Hylarana" latouchii are larger, respectively 44 mm (1.7 in) and 55 mm (2.2 in) SVL. "Hylarana" latouchii is reproductively active throughout the year in Taiwan.[6]

Antimicrobial peptides can be isolated from skin of "Hylarana" latouchii.[7]

References
  1. Michael Wai Neng Lau; Geng Baorong; Lue Kuangyang; Chou Wenhao (2004). "Hylarana latouchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58640A11817995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58640A11817995.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana latouchii (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. Boulenger, George A. (1899). "On a collection of reptiles and batrachians made by Mr. J. D. La Touche in N.W. Fokien, China". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1899: 159–172.
  4. Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hylarana latouchii". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 174. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
  6. Huang, Wen-San; Yu-Shan Cheng; Hsin-Yi Tu (2004). "Reproductive patterns of two sympatric ranid frogs, Rana latouchii and R. sauteri, with comments on anuran breeding seasons in Taiwan" (PDF). Collection and Research. 17: 1–10.
  7. Wang, H.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Hu, Y.; Yu, H.; Liu, J.; Sun, J. (2009). "The novel antimicrobial peptides from skin of Chinese broad-folded frog, Hylarana latouchii (Anura:Ranidae)". Peptides. 30 (2): 273–282. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2008.10.016. PMID 19022312.
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