Kalophrynus menglienicus
| Kalophrynus menglienicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Kalophrynus |
| Species: | K. menglienicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang and Su, 1980
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Kalophrynus menglienicus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is known from the vicinity of its type locality in Menglian County in southern Yunnan, China,[1][2][3][4] and from northern Vietnam; it is likely to occur in adjacent Myanmar and northern Laos.[2] Common names Menglien grainy frog, Menglien narrow-mouthed frog, and Menglien dwarf sticky frog have been coined for this species,[2] in reference to the type locality, as is the specific name menglienicus.[4]
Description
[edit]Males measure 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in) in snout–vent length (female length is unknown). The body is comparatively slim. The tympanum is visible. Fingers and toes are not webbed. Males have a single vocal sac.[3][4]
Kalophrynus menglienicus have been observed to feed on insects, in particular ants.[3]
Habitat and conservation
[edit]Kalophrynus menglienicus inhabits fields near forest and small ponds. Breeding takes place in ponds and flooded paddy fields. Pollution might threaten this species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Yang Datong, Lu Shunqing (2004). "Kalophrynus menglienicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T57839A11692270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57839A11692270.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang and Su, 1980". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang and Su, 1980". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Zug, George R. (2015). "Morphology and systematics of Kalophrynus interlineatus–pleurostigma populations (Anura: Microhylidae: Kalphryninae) and a taxonomy of the genus Kalophrynus Tschudi, Asian Sticky Frogs". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4. 62 (5): 135–190.