Amolops viridimaculatus
Amolops viridimaculatus, also known as green-spotted torrent frog, Dahaoping sucker frog, and Dahaoping cascade frog, is a species of frog found in Yunnan, China, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar, and Nagaland, Northeast India; it is also expected to occur in northern Laos.[2]
| Amolops viridimaculatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amolops |
| Species: | A. viridimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amolops viridimaculatus (Jiang, 1983) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Staurois viridimaculatus Jiang, 1983 | |
Male frogs measure 75 mm (3.0 in) and females 88 mm (3.5 in) in length.[3]
A. viridimaculatus is becoming rare due to habitat loss caused by small-scale agriculture and dam development.[1]
References
- Ohler, Annemarie; Swan, Steven; Lu, Shunqing & Yang, Datong (2004). "Amolops viridimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58229A11753653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58229A11753653.en. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Amolops viridimaculatus (Jiang, 1983)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 238. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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