Kalophrynus menglienicus

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 Yunnnan, 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]

Kalophrynus menglienicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Kalophrynus
Species:
K. menglienicus
Binomial name
Kalophrynus menglienicus
Yang and Su, 1980

Description

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

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Kalophrynus menglienicus Yang and Su, 1980". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. 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.
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