Hyla sanchiangensis

Hyla sanchiangensis

San chiang tree frog

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Hyla sanchiangensis

Hyla sanchiangensis (proposed common name: San Chiang tree frog) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to central and southern China and known from Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi provinces. The type locality is "San Chiang" (Chinese: 三港; pinyin: Sāngǎng ) in what at present is the Wuyishan City. The type series was collected by Clifford H. Pope during the Third Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History in 1926, and described in 1929, along with three other new amphibian species.

Appearance

Males measure 31–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in) and females 33–38 mm (1.3–1.5 in) in snout–vent length. The back is leaf-green in colour. There are conspicuous black markings on the sides and on the limbs. The skin is smooth. The fingers are slightly webbed whereas the toes are two-thirds webbed. The males have two largish vocal sacks.

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The tadpoles grow to 31 mm (1.2 in) total length.

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References

1. Hyla sanchiangensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyla_sanchiangensis
2. Hyla sanchiangensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55642/63875380

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