Glandirana minima

Fujian frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Glandirana
Species: G. minima
Binomial name
Glandirana minima
(Ting & Tsai, 1979)
Synonyms

Rana minima Ting & Tsai, 1979

Glandirana minima (known as Fujian frog or little gland frog) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the eastern parts of the Fujian province, China.[2] Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Glandirana minima is a small frog: male frogs are 27 mm (1.1 in) and females frogs 29 mm (1.1 in) long.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lau, M.W.N. & Geng, Baorong 2004. (2004). "Glandirana minima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Glandirana minima (Ting and T'sai, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 187–188. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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