Glandirana minima

Species of amphibian

Fujian frog
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Glandirana
Species:
G. minima
Binomial name
Glandirana minima
(Ting & Tsai, 1979)
Synonyms

Rana minima Ting & Tsai, 1979

Glandirana minima (known as Fujian frog or little gland frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the eastern parts of the Fujian province, China, (in Fuzhou, Fuqing, Yongtai and Changle, Xianyou).[2] Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Glandirana minima is a small frog: male frogs are 27 mm (1.1 in) and females frogs 29 mm (1.1 in) long.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Glandirana minima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58666A63864015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58666A63864015.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Glandirana minima (Ting and T'sai, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 187–188. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
Taxon identifiers
Glandirana minima
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