| Omei brown frog | |
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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. omeimontis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana omeimontis Ye & Fei, 1993 | |
The Omei brown frog or Omei wood frog (Rana omeimontis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to central China (Sichuan, Chongqing, southwestern Hubei, Guizhou, and western Hunan). Its name refers to Mount Emei, its type locality. Its natural habitats are hill forests and grass clumps in forests. Breeding occurs in late summer and the tadpoles overwinter; the breeding habitat is standing water (ponds, pools, flooded fields, and backwaters of small streams). It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
Female frogs reach a length of 67 mm (2.6 in), males are slightly smaller.
References
- ^ Michael Wai Neng Lau, Zhao Ermi (2004). "Rana omeimontis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58686A11811099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58686A11811099.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rana omeimontis Ye and Fei, 1993". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 152–154. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rana omeimontis | |
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