Quasipaa exilispinosa

Quasipaa exilispinosa is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names, including Hong Kong spiny frog, common spiny frog, lesser spiny frog, little spiny frog, and Hong Kong paa frog. It has a patchy distribution in southern China including Hong Kong.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical hill streams in forests or shrublands, and sometimes also seepages, stream-fed marshes, and forests. It is threatened by over-collecting for human consumption and by habitat loss.[1]

Quasipaa exilispinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Quasipaa
Species:
Q. exilispinosa
Binomial name
Quasipaa exilispinosa
(Liu & Hu, 1975)
Synonyms

Rana exilispinosa Liu and Hu, 1975
Paa exilispinosa (Liu and Hu, 1975)
Rana paraspinosa Dubois, 1975

As hinted by common names "lesser" or "little" spiny frog, Quasipaa exilispinosa are relatively small among Quasipaa and the related frogs. Males grow to a snout–vent length of about 61 mm (2.4 in) and females to 57 mm (2.2 in). Tadpoles are up to about 39 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. Michael Wai Neng Lau; Geng Baorong (2004). "Quasipaa exilispinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58424A11779154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58424A11779154.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Quasipaa exilispinosa (Liu and Hu, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 207–208. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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