| Rana sangzhiensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. sangzhiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana sangzhiensis Shen, 1986 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudorana sangzhiensis (Shen, 1986) | |
Rana sangzhiensis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs". 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, or from Mount Emei in Sichuan. Common names Sangzhi frog and Sangzhi groove-toed frog has been proposed for it. It was formerly classified in the genus Pseudorana.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pseudorana sangzhiensis | |
| Rana sangzhiensis | |
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