Limnonectes fujianensis

(Peters, 1863)

Vernacular names
English : Fujian large-headed frog
French : Grenouille géante de Fujian

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Dicroglossidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach up to 6 cm in body length, females being bigger than males. Prominent fatty humps behind eyes, large triangular head, skin is slightly warty. Coloration is dark brown with black mottling, spotting and barring.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-east Asia, in central and southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Lives in streams, pools and marshes in hilly humid forests, to 1100 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species remains locally abundant but is threatened by deforestation, capture for human consumption and building of dams.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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