Hylarana spinulosa
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| Hylarana spinulosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Subfamily: | Raninae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. spinulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana spinulosa (Smith, 1923) | |
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Hylarana spinulosa (common name: fine-spined frog) is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Hainan, southern China.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.[1]
Hylarana spinulosa are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of 40 mm (1.6 in) and females to 52 mm (2.0 in). Tadpoles are up to 37 mm (1.5 in) in length.[3]
References
- 1 2 Michael Wai Neng Lau; Shi Haitao (2004). "Hylarana spinulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylarana spinulosa (Smith, 1923)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 176. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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