| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, Xie & Jiang, 2007 | |
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.
Description
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. In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively 91 and 87 mm (3.6 and 3.4 in). 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. The venter is mottled.
Habitat
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Limnonectes bannaensis | |