Amolops formosus (Günther 1876)

Amolops formosus és una espècie de granota que es troba a Àsia.

Enllaços externs

• Amolops formosus al web de la llista vermella d'espècies amenaçades, IUCN
• Imatge d'una A. formosus

Amolops formosus, also known as Assam sucker frog, beautiful stream frog, Assam cascade frog, or hill stream frog,^[3] is a species of frog found in high gradient streams of northern India, northern Bangladesh, and Nepal,^[3] possibly also Bhutan, although these records may represent confusion between Amolops himalayanus and this species;^[3] the latest available IUCN assessment from 2004 treats A. himalayanus as a synonym of A. formosus.^[1]

Description

Adult males measure, based on the holotype only, 64 mm (2.5 in) ^[2] and females measure 63–73 mm (2.5–2.9 in) in snout–vent length. The head is relatively wide. The tympanum is small but distinct. The fingers have no webbing while the toes are fully webbed; both fingers and toes bear discs. Skin is smooth. The dorsum is green with irregular distinct chocolate-coloured blotches with yellow dots. The ventral parts are light with a greenish abdomen.^[4]

Habitat and conservation

Amolops formosus is a rare frog associated with streams and riparian vegetation within tropical evergreen forest^[1] at elevations of 1,000–2,508 m (3,281–8,228 ft) above sea level.^[1][4] It is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation and dams. It is present in the Namdapha National Park and Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh (India).^[1]

References

Amolops formosus es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia Ranidae. Originaria de Asia.

Referencias

• Géneros e espécies da família Ranidae - AmphibiaWeb The Regents of the University of California (Accessed: Dec 3, 2008).
• Géneros e espécies da família Ranidae Frost, Darrel R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 3.0 (22 August, 2004). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
• Lista de géneros - Amphibian Species of the World Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

Amolops formosus Amolops generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Ranidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.

Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Ranidae

Amolops formosus est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Ranidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre^[1] :

• dans le Nord du Bangladesh ;
• en Inde dans les États d'Himachal Pradesh, de Sikkim, de Manipur, du Bengale-Occidental, de Nagaland, de Meghalaya, d'Arunachal Pradesh et d'Assam ;
• au Népal.

Sa présence est incertaine au Bhoutan.

Publication originale

• Günther, 1876 "1875" : Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 1875, p. 567-577 (texte intégral).

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