Odorrana junlianensis

Odorrana junlianensis, also known as the Junlian odorous frog, is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae.[2][3][4] It is found in southern China (Guizhou, Yunnan, Chongqing, and Sichuan) and in the northernmost Laos and Vietnam. Its type locality is the eponymous Junlian County in Sichuan.[2]

Odorrana junlianensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. junlianensis
Binomial name
Odorrana junlianensis
Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001
Synonyms[1][2]

Rana junlianensis (Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001)
Huai junlianensis (Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001)

Description

Odorrana junlianensis are large frogs, with adult males measuring about 69–70 mm (2.7–2.8 in) and adult females 89–102 mm (3.5–4.0 in) in snout–vent length.[4][5] The overall appearance is moderately slender. The snout is depressed, obtusely pointed in dorsal view and rounded in profile. The tympanum and the canthus rostralis are distinct. The finger tips are expanded into discs. The toe tips are expanded into large triangular discs; the toes are almost fully webbed. Adult male have fine, white spinules forming an 8-shaped figure on the chest. Coloration is dorsally olive-green, usually with brownish dots. The flanks are light brown with dark brown spots. The forelimbs are banded. The venter is light yellow or earthly-yellow; the throat and chest have grayish-brown tiny spinules. The ventral surface of the thigh has deep olive to gray-brown spots.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Odorrana junlianensis occurs in association with large streams in forested areas[1] at elevations of 650–1,500 m (2,130–4,920 ft) above sea level.[4] It breeds in streams.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and smallholder farming activities.[1] It has been recorded from the Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Laos.[4]

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References
  1. Fei Liang & Ye Changyuan (2004). "Odorrana junlianensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58631A11816343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58631A11816343.en. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Odorrana junlianensis Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Odorrana junlianensis Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Bain, R. H. & Stuart, B. (2006). "Significant new records of the Junlian odorous frog, Odorrana junlianensis Huang, Fei, and Ye, 2001". Hamadryad. 30: 151–156.
  5. Ziegler, Thomas; Tran, Dao Thi Anh; Nguyen, Truong Quang; Perl, Ronith Gila Bina; Wirk, Lea; Kulisch, Magdalena; Lehmann, Tanja; Rauhaus, Anna; Nguyen, Tao Thien & Le, Quyet Khac (2014). "New amphibian and reptile records from Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam". Herpetology Notes. 7: 185–201.
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