Biology:Amolops vitreus

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Short description: Species of frog

Amolops vitreus
File:Amolops vitreus.png
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. vitreus
Binomial name
Amolops vitreus
(Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana vitrae Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006
  • (Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006) Odorrana vitrea

Amolops vitreus, the vitreous cascade frog, is a species of true frog from Laos, Vietnam, and China.[3][4][5] It also has the common name glass torrent frog.[6]

Distribution and ecology

This species was originally described in Phongsaly Province, Laos, but was later found in Vietnam (2015) and then in Yunnan Province, China (2024).[3][5] Males have an SVL of 38–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in) and around 59 mm (2.3 in) in females.[5][7] They have been found at elevations of 600–1,465 m (1,970–4,810 ft).[1] They can be found near streams and hiding in nearby foliage.[7]

Etymology

All three names mean glassy (from Latin; vitrum (glass) and English; vitreous (glassy)). This is because the skin on the belly is somewhat transparent.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2017). "Amolops vitreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T135837A86901318.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135837/86901318. Retrieved 5 August 2024. 
  2. "Amolops vitreus (Bain, Stuart, and Orlov, 2006)". https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-vitreus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wu, Yun-He; Yu, Zhong-Bin; Lu, Chen-Qi; Zhang, Yin-Peng; Dong, Wen-Jie; Liu, Xiao-Long; Kilunda, Felista Kasyoka; Xiong, Yun et al. (2024-04-04). "A new species of the genus Amolops (Amphibia: Ranidae) and the first national record of Amolops vitreus from China". Vertebrate Zoology 74: 343–357. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e108013. ISSN 2625-8498. https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/108013/. 
  4. Stuart, Bryan L. (2008). "The phylogenetic problem of Huia (Amphibia: Ranidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46 (1): 49–60. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.09.016. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 18042407. Bibcode2008MolPE..46...49S. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Le, Dzung; Pham, Anh; Lan Hung Son, Nguyen; Nguyen, Truong (2015). "First Records of Megophrys daweimontis Rao and Yang, 1997 and Amolops vitreus (Bain, Stuart and Orlov, 2006) (Anura: Megophryidae, Ranidae) from Vietnam". Asian Herpetological Research 6: 66–72. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283992517. 
  6. Poyarkov, Nikolay A.; Nguyen, Tan Van; Popov, Evgeniy S.; Geissler, Peter; Pawangkhanant, Parinya; Neang, Thy; Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Orlov, Nikolai L. (2021-06-24). "Recent Progress in Taxonomic Studies, Biogeographic Analysis, and Revised Checklist of Amphibians in Indochina". Russian Journal of Herpetology 28 (3A): 47. doi:10.30906/1026-2296-2021-28-3A-1-110. ISSN 1026-2296. http://rjh.folium.ru/index.php/rjh/article/view/1839. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bain, Raoul H.; Stuart, Bryan L.; Orlov, Nikolai L. (2006). "Three New Indochinese Species of Cascade Frogs (Amphibia: Ranidae) Allied to Rana archotaphus". Copeia 2006 (1): 43–59. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)006[0043:tnisoc2.0.co;2]. ISSN 0045-8511. 

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