Odorrana leporipes is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to Guangdong province of China and only known from its type locality, "Lung Tao Shan" (=Mount Longdao) in northern Guangdong.[2] It is only known from the original species description; the type series is presumed lost and the photographs of the holotype are now the iconotype.[3]
| Odorrana leporipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. leporipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Odorrana leporipes (Werner, 1930)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Rana leporipes Werner, 1930 | |
Description edit
Odorrana leporipes is a relatively large species where females can attain a snout–vent length of 102 mm (4.0 in). One male was reported to measure 93 mm (3.7 in), but it is uncertain whether its sex was correctly identified; instead it is possible that the type series consisted of females only. The body is dorsoventrally compressed. The tympanum is very distinct. The fingers and the toes have slightly enlarged discs; the toes are fully webbed. The supratympanic fold is milky white and the lip stripe is white. The dorsum is smooth with slightly distinguishable dorsolateral folds. The flanks are granular while the venter is smooth. The dorsum is dark green and the flanks are stony gray with white marbling. The legs have no banding.[3]
Habitat and conservation edit
The type series was collected at 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level.[1][3] This species is presumed to occur near to fast-flowing rivers and streams in montane tropical forest. Threats to it are unknown, as is its possible presence in protected areas.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Odorrana leporipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58641A63858289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58641A63858289.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Odorrana leporipes (Werner, 1930)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Bain, R. H.; Lathrop, A.; Murphy, R. W.; Orlov, N. L. & Ho, T. C. (2003). "Cryptic species of a cascade frog from Southeast Asia: taxonomic revisions and descriptions of six new species". American Museum Novitates (3417): 1–60. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)417<0001:CSOACF>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2846. S2CID 83664182.