Pelophylax fukienensis
Pelophylax fukienensis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Fujian (formerly romanized as "Fukien", hence the name), Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces of China as well as in Taiwan.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. fukienensis |
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| Pelophylax fukienensis (Pope, 1929) | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN,[1] though the Taiwanese populations have strongly declined.[2]
Pelophylax fukienensis is a medium to large-sized frog, with males reaching 47 mm (1.9 in) and females 65 mm (2.6 in) length.[3]
References
- Lue Kuangyang; Chou Wenhao; Geng Baorong; Gu Huiqing (2004). "Pelophylax fukienensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58600A11806234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58600A11806234.en.
- Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Pelophylax plancyi". BiotaTaiwanica. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 160. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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