Description
Habitat
Ecology: This species lives in mountain streams
, in which it breeds
, in fast-flowing water and waterfalls
, and in the surrounding habitats
.[1]
List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1814
- Family:
Ranidae
()
- Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814
- Subfamily:
Platymantinae
()
- Genus:
Amolops
()
- Cope, 1865
- Specific name:
bellulus
- Liu, Yang, Ferraris and Matsui, 2000
- Scientific name: - Amolops bellulus Liu, Yang, Ferraris and Matsui, 2000
- Specific name:
bellulus
- Liu, Yang, Ferraris and Matsui, 2000
- Genus:
Amolops
(
- Subfamily:
Platymantinae
(
- Family:
Ranidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Amolops
There are approximately 50 species in this genus:
A. afghanus · A. amoropalamus · A. aniqiaoensis · A. begnalii · A. bellulus · A. chakrataensis · A. chakratensis · A. chapaensis · A. chunganensis (Chungan Torrent Frog) · A. clavipectinatum · A. cremnobatus · A. daiyunensis · A. fallax obsoletum · A. formosus · A. gerbillus · A. granulosus · A. hainanensis (Hainan Torrent Frog) · A. himalayanus · A. hongkongensis · A. jaunsari · A. jerboa · A. jinjiangensis · A. kangtingensis · A. kaulbacki · A. kinabaluensis · A. larutensis · A. liangshanensis · A. lifanensis · A. loloensis (Rufous-Spotted Torrent Frog) · A. longimanus · A. macrophthalmus · A. macrorhynchus · A. mantzorum · A. marmoratus · A. medogensis · A. mengyangensis · A. monticola · A. nepalicus · A. orphnocnemis · A. phaeomerus · A. poecilus · A. ricketti · A. spinapectoralis · A. taiwanianus · A. tormotus · A. torrentis · A. tuberodepressus · A. viridimaculatus · A. whiteheadi · A. wuyiensis
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Further Reading
- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Liu, W., Yang, D., Ferraris, C. and Matsui, M. 2000. Amolops bellulus: a new species of stream-breeding frog from western Yunnan, China (Anura: Ranidae). Copeia 2000(2): 536-541.
- Smith, M.A. 1940. The Amphibians and Reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma. Records of the Indian Museum 42: 465-486.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Datong, Y., Shunqing, L., van Dijk, P.P. &Ohler, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4805015
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664886
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664886
- IUCN ID: 58202
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 133156
Footnotes
- Datong, Y., Shunqing, L., van Dijk, P.P. &Ohler, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
