Limnonectes bannaensis (vernacular name: Banna large-headed frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southern China (southern and western Yunnan, southwestern and southeastern Guangxi, and western and central Guangdong), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3][4]
| Limnonectes bannaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. bannaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes bannaensis | |
Description edit
Adult males in the type series measure 68–88 mm (2.7–3.5 in) and adult females 56–67 mm (2.2–2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[1] In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively 91 and 87 mm (3.6 and 3.4 in).[5] Skin on the dorsum is smooth (wrinkled in Limnonectes kuhlii), with just few fine folds and a few small rounded tubercles scattered posteriorly. The dorsal colouration is brownish or gray brown, with black stripes on areas around the folds.[1] The venter is mottled.[5]
Habitat edit
Limnonectes bannaensis occurs along streams in mountainous areas at elevations of 320–1,100 m (1,050–3,610 ft) above sea level. The tadpoles develop in the streams.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ye, Chang-yuan; Fei, Liang; Xie, Feng & Jiang, Jian-ping (2007). "A new Ranidae species from China—Limnonectes bannaensis (Ranidae: Anura)". Zoological Research. 28 (5): 545–550.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon; Jiang, Ke; Wu, Yun-He; Pawangkhanant, Parinya; Lorphengsy, Sengvilay; Nguyen, Tan Van; Poyarkov, Nikolay; Che, Jing (13 Jul 2021). "First records of the fanged frogs Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei & Jiang, 2007 and L. utara Matsui, Belabut & Ahmad, 2014 (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) in Thailand". Biodiversity Data Journal. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e67253. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 8292287.
- ^ a b McLeod, David S.; Kurlbaum, Scuyler & Hoang, Ngoc Van (2015). "More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae)". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 201–214. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.4.