Ingerana reticulata

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| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Ingerana reticulata

| authority = (Zhao and Li, 1984)

| synonyms = {{Species list

| Platymantis reticulatus | Zhao and Li, 1984

| Micrixalus reticulatus | (Zhao and Li, 1984)

| Liurana reticulata | (Zhao and Li, 1984) }}

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Ingerana reticulata is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. As presently known, it is endemic to Mêdog County in southeastern Tibet, China, but its range might extend to northeast India, given the proximity of the border. Common names reticulate eastern frog, reticulate wrinkled ground frog, and reticulated papillae-tongued frog have been coined for it.

Description

Males grow to a snout–vent length of {{convert|18|mm|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|21|mm|abbr=on}}. The tympanum is hidden under skin. Dorsal skin has reticulate skin ridges. The belly has transverse skin folds and is cream yellow in color, with sparse dark dots. The toes are partly webbed.

Habitat and conservation

Ingerana reticulata has been found among rocks next to small rivers and brooks within tropical moist forest. Its altitudinal range is probably about {{convert|800|–|940|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Development might be direct (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage{{cite book|title=Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles |edition=4th |first1=Laurie J. |last1=Vitt |first2=Janalee P. |last2=Caldwell |name-list-style=amp |publisher=Academic Press |year=2014 |page=166}}), as in its relatives.

Ingerana reticulata is a rare and poorly known species. There are no known threats to it. It is present in the Yarlung Tsangpo Nature Reserve.

References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiachina.org/species/420 |title=Liurana reticulata (Zhao and Li, 1984) |year=2020 |work=AmphibiaChina |publisher=Kunming Institute of Zoology |language=zh |access-date=29 July 2020}}

{{cite journal |last1=Borah |first1=M. M. |author2=S. Bordoloi |author3=J. Purkayastha |author4=M. Das |author5=A. Dubois |author6=A. Ohler |name-list-style=amp |year=2013 |title=Limnonectes (Taylorana) medogensis (Fei, Ye & Huang, 1997) from Arunachal Pradesh (India), and on the identity of some diminutive ranoid frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae, Occidozygidae) |journal=Herpetozoa |volume=26 |pages=39–48 |url=http://www.rufford.org/files/HerPetoZoa%2026%20(12)%2039%20-%2048%201.pdf}}

{{cite book |title=Atlas of Amphibians of China |last=Fei |first=L. |year=1999 |publisher=Henan Press of Science and Technology |location=Zhengzhou |language = zh |isbn=7-5349-1835-9 |page=224}}

{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Occidozyginae/Ingerana/Ingerana-reticulata |title=Ingerana reticulata (Zhao and Li, 1984) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2020 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=29 July 2020}}

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Category:Ingerana

Category:Frogs of China

Category:Endemic fauna of Tibet

Category:Amphibians described in 1984

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:Taxa named by Zhao Ermi