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Nanorana taihangnica 

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Dicroglossidae

Scientific Name: Nanorana taihangnica (Chen and Jiang, 2002)
Synonym(s):
Chaparana taihangnicus (Chen and Jiang, 2002)
Nanorana taihangnicus Chen & Jiang, 2002
Paa taihangnicus Chen and Jiang, 2002

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Date Assessed: 2004-04-30
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor(s): Xie Feng
Reviewer(s): Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status, threats and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:This recently described species is known only from the type locality on Taihang Mountain, near Jiyuan city, in Henan Province, central China, where it has been recorded from 728-1,230m asl. The limits of its distribution are not yet known.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China
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Population [top]

Population:There is only one known population and it seems to be a rare species.
Current Population Trend:Unknown
Additional data:
♦ Population severely fragmented:No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:It inhabits streams, in which it probably breeds, and the surrounding hill forest.
Systems:Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Threats to this newly described species are not yet known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known if the species occurs in any protected areas. The type locality is not within a protected area.
Citation: Xie Feng. 2004. Nanorana taihangnica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58441A11781625. . Downloaded on 20 September 2017.
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