San Chiang tree frog

San Chiang tree frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species:
H. sanchiangensis
Binomial name
Hyla sanchiangensis
(Pope, 1929)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla sanchiangensis (Boring, 1930)
  • Hyla chinensis sanchiangensis (Bourret, 1942)
  • Hyla (Hyla) sanchiangensis (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

The San Chiang tree frog or Sanchiang tree toad (Hyla sanchiangensis) is a frog from China. Scientists saw it between 500 and 1560 meters above sea level in southern Anhui Province, Zheijiang Province, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Hunan Province, and Guizhou Province.[3][1]

This frog is green in color with a light colored belly. It has black spots on its sides and legs. It has a black stripe from its nose over its eye and eardrum down its side. It has vomerine teeth in its upper jaw.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hyla sanchiangensis". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyla sanchiangensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55642A63875380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T55642A63875380.en. S2CID 240745929. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hyla sanchiangensis Pope, 1929". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Pope, Clifford Hillhouse (May 20, 1929). "Four new frogs from Fukien Province, China" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (352). American Museum of Natural History Digital Library. Retrieved November 20, 2020.