Biology:Ingerana reticulata

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Short description: Species of frog

Ingerana reticulata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Ingerana
Species:
I. reticulata
Binomial name
Ingerana reticulata
(Zhao and Li, 1984)
Synonyms[2]
  • (Zhao and Li, 1984) Zhao and Li, 1984
  • Micrixalus reticulatus Platymantis reticulatus
  • (Zhao and Li, 1984) Liurana reticulata

Ingerana reticulata is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. As presently known, it is endemic to Mêdog County in southeastern Tibet, China,[1][2][3] but its range might extend to northeast India, given the proximity of the border.[1] Common names reticulate eastern frog, reticulate wrinkled ground frog, and reticulated papillae-tongued frog have been coined for it.[1][2]

Description

Males grow to a snout–vent length of 18 mm (0.71 in) and females to 21 mm (0.83 in).[3][4][5] The tympanum is hidden under skin. Dorsal skin has reticulate skin ridges. The belly has transverse skin folds and is cream yellow in color, with sparse dark dots. The toes are partly webbed.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Ingerana reticulata has been found among rocks next to small rivers and brooks within tropical moist forest. Its altitudinal range is probably about 800–940 m (2,620–3,080 ft) above sea level. Development might be direct[1] (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage[6]), as in its relatives.[1]

Ingerana reticulata is a rare and poorly known species. There are no known threats to it. It is present in the Yarlung Tsangpo Nature Reserve.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ingerana reticulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58321A63847534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58321A63847534.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58321/63847534. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Ingerana reticulata (Zhao and Li, 1984)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Occidozyginae/Ingerana/Ingerana-reticulata. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Liurana reticulata (Zhao and Li, 1984)" (in zh). AmphibiaChina. Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2020. http://www.amphibiachina.org/species/420. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Borah, M. M.; S. Bordoloi; J. Purkayastha; M. Das; A. Dubois; A. Ohler (2013). "Limnonectes (Taylorana) medogensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 1997) from Arunachal Pradesh (India), and on the identity of some diminutive ranoid frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae, Occidozygidae)". Herpetozoa 26: 39–48. http://www.rufford.org/files/HerPetoZoa%2026%20(12)%2039%20-%2048%201.pdf. 
  5. Fei, L. (1999) (in zh). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 224. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 
  6. Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166. 

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