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Rana taihangensis Chen, 2022
Rana taihangensis Chen in Shen, Xu, Yang, Chen, Xiao, and Chen, 2022, Asian Herpetol. Res., 13: 149. Holotype: HNNU2104II018, by original designation. Type locality: "Huixian City (35°37’43.60’’N, 113°36’24.84’’E, 1025 m a.s.l.) in Henan Province, China."
Common Names
Taihang Brown Frog (Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 96).
Distribution
Beijing City, Hebei Province, and the southeastern Taihang Mountains of Henan Province, China, 116 to 1943 m elevation.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: China, People's Republic of
Endemic: China, People's Republic of
Comment
In the Rana cheninensis group according to the original publication, where comparative adult and larval morphology, morphometrics, and molecular markers were detailed. The species was formerly confused with Rana chensinensis. Borzée, 2024, Continental NE Asian Amph.: 96–99, provided a detailed account (distribution including a polygon map, habitat, ecology, conservation, photos of larvae and adults, identification tools) for northeastern Asia.
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