Biology:Amolops ricketti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amolops |
| Species: | A. ricketti
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| Amolops ricketti (Boulenger, 1899)
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Rana ricketti Boulenger, 1899 | |
Amolops ricketti (Chinese sucker frog or South China torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in southern and eastern China and northern and central montane Vietnam.[2]
George Albert Boulenger described Amolops ricketti based on two specimens collected by Irish ornithologist John D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China . The specific name honours Mr. C. B. Rickett,[3] a British ornithologist active in China.[4]
Amolops ricketti is a small frog, males measuring about 56 mm (2.2 in) and females about 58 mm (2.3 in) in snout-vent length. Tadpoles are about 36 mm (1.4 in) in length.[5] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
Antimicrobial peptides that are candidates for developing novel anti-infection agents can be extracted from the skin secretions of Amolops ricketti.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peter Paul van Dijk, Raoul Bain, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Zhao Ermi, Gu Huiqing (2004). "Amolops ricketti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58224A11752348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58224A11752348.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58224/11752348. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Amolops ricketti (Boulenger, 1899)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-ricketti.
- ↑ Boulenger, George A. (1899). "On a collection of reptiles and batrachians made by Mr. J. D. La Touche in N.W. Fokien, China". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 159–172. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/70008.
- ↑ Kinnear, N. B. (1944). "Mr. C. B. Rickett". Nature 153 (3892): 677. doi:10.1038/153677b0. Bibcode: 1944Natur.153..677K.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999) (in zh). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 242. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
- ↑ Wang, H.; Ran, R.; Yu, H.; Yu, Z.; Hu, Y.; Zheng, H.; Wang, D.; Yang, F. et al. (2012). "Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides from skin of Amolops ricketti (Anura: Ranidae)". Peptides 33 (1): 27–34. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2011.10.030. PMID 22100518.
Wikidata ☰ Q2698157 entry
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