Liurana xizangensis

Liurana xizangensis is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to China and only known from the region of its type locality, Yi’ong, in Bomê County, Tibet (=Xizang in Chinese).[1][2] Its natural habitat is mixed forests where it lives under moss.[1]

Liurana xizangensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Genus: Liurana
Species:
L. xizangensis
Binomial name
Liurana xizangensis
(Hu, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Cornufer xizangensis Hu, 1977
  • Ingerana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
  • Platymantis xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
  • Micrixalus xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
  • Liurana xizangensis (Hu, 1977)
  • Limnonectes xizangensis (Hu, 1977)

Male Liurana xizangensis measure about 21 mm (0.83 in) in snout–vent length.[3]

References
  1. Fei Liang & Lau, M.W.N. (2004). "Liurana xizangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58323A11765972. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58323A11765972.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Limnonectes xizangensis (Hu, 1977)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 226. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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