Rana sangzhiensis[1][2] is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs".[2] It is endemic to China. It is known only from Mount Tianping, in Sangzhi County, Hunan (its type locality), and depending on the source, from Mount Dadong in Lianxian County, Guangdong,[1][2] or from Mount Emei in Sichuan.[3] Common names Sangzhi frog and Sangzhi groove-toed frog has been proposed for it.[2] It was formerly classified in the genus Pseudorana.[1][2][4][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. sangzhiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rana sangzhiensis Shen, 1986
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Pseudorana sangzhiensis (Shen, 1986) | |
Rana sangzhiensis occurs in hilly forest areas near streams. Breeding takes place in streams. It is a rare species. One population occurs within Badagongshan National Nature Reserve.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudorana sangzhiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58710A63865152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58710A63865152.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pseudorana sangzhiensis (Shen, 1986)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Rana sangzhiensis Shen, 1986". AmphibiaChina (in Chinese). Kunming Institute of Zoology. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Rana sangzhiensis". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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