Glandirana minima

Fujian frog
Scientific classification
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 Ranidae family. It is endemic to the eastern parts of the Fujian province, China.[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. 1 2 Lau, M.W.N. & Geng, Baorong 2004. (2004). "Glandirana minima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  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.


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