Amolops cuongi Pham, Hoang, Tapley, Nguyen, Nguyen, La, Ziegler, Rowley, Nguyen, and Le, 2025

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Amolops > Species: Amolops cuongi

Amolops cuongi Pham, Hoang, Tapley, Nguyen, Nguyen, La, Ziegler, Rowley, Nguyen, and Le, 2025, ZooKeys, 1256: 240. Holotype: IEBR A.5139, by original designation. Type locality: "in evergreen forest near Ho Thau Village, Ho Thau Commune, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam (22.408313°N, 103.608094°E, at an elevation of 2442 m)". ZooBank Publication registration: D53E78E9-481F-4866-B775-6CA91B63EF8C

Common Names

Cuong’s Torrent Frog (original publication). 

Ếch bám đá cường (Vietnamese: original publication).

Distribution

Hoang Lien Range in northern Vietnam, including Tam Duong, Lai Chau Province and Sa Pa and Bat Xat, Lao Cai Province, 1920 to 2784 m elevation; expected in the northern extension of the Hoang Lien Range insouthern Yunnan, China.  

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Likely/Controversially Present: China, People's Republic of

Endemic: Vietnam

Comment

In the Amolops mantzorum group, according to the original publication, where mtDNA markers, morphometrics, and comparative morphology were detailed. In the Amolops mantzorum group of Biju, Ellepola, Sarmah, Upadhyaya K., Bisht, Tajo, Hanken, and Garg, 2026, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 164: 1–144, who reported on the molecular and morphological phylogenetics of the genus, with special reference to the species of India.  

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