Biology:Sylvirana spinulosa

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Sylvirana spinulosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Sylvirana
Species:
S. spinulosa
Binomial name
Sylvirana spinulosa
(Smith, 1923)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana spinulosa Smith, 1923
  • Hylarana spinulosa (Smith, 1923)

Hylarana spinulosa, also known as fine-spined frog and spiny frog, is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It is endemic to Hainan, southern China .[2] It occurs in tropical forests at elevations of 80–840 m (260–2,760 ft) above sea level. Breeding takes place in pools and slow-flowing streams.[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. 1.0 1.1 Lau, Michael Wai Neng; Shi, Haitao. "Sylvirana spinulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58724A89369133. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58724/89369133. Retrieved 19 January 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Sylvirana spinulosa (Smith, 1923)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Sylvirana/Sylvirana-spinulosa. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 176. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

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