Amolops orlovi Pham, Duong, Hoang, Dang, Ngo, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2026

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

Amolops orlovi Pham, Duong, Hoang, Dang, Ngo, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2026, Zootaxa, 5884: 335. Holotype: IB A.6529, by original designation. Type locality: "in the evergreen forest, Do Quyen Waterfall (16°27.590′ N, 107°34.295′ E, at an elevation of 1096 m a.s.l.), Bach Ma National Park, Hue City, Vietnam." ZooBank Publication registration: 91FD81CF-0EEE-4FF2-9E19-1B93DCD5E763

Common Names

Orlov’s Torrent Frog (original publication). 

Ếch bám đá orlov (Vietnamese: original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Bach Ma National Park, Hue City, Vietnam, 600 to 1100 m elevation). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Vietnam

Endemic: Vietnam

Comment

The sister taxon of Amolops spinapectoralis, according to the original publication, where comparative morphology, morphometrics, and molecular markers  (mt-DNA) were detailed. 

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