''Amolops tanfuilianae'', or Fui Lian's Lao torrent frog, is a species of

true frog True frogs is the common name for the frog family (biology), family Ranidae. They have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout most of the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. The true frogs are p ...

found in

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

and Northern

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Description

It is a relatively small brown frog with green mottling on the dorsal side. Ventrally, it has no patterning and is also white or yellow, which varies based on the individual. The ventral side of the limbs is bluish-purple because of their transparency. The ventral side of the hands and feet is dark brown. Almost none of the 98 collected individuals had large green/beige blotches. The SVL of males ranges from and in females, it ranges from 35.0w–43.1 mm (1.38–1.70 in).

Distribution and ecology

''Amolops tanfuilianae'' can be found in and around clear

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s, sometimes on leaves. Specimens have been collected at elevations of . It is known from the following Lao

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s: Xieng Khouang,

Luang Phabang Luang Prabang ( Lao: ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos. I ...

, and Xaysomboun. However, it has also been found in Northern Vietnam in the Thanh Hoa Province and Nghe An Province.

Etymology

Both the common name and

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are in honor of the

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

herpetologist Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (in ...

Tan Fui Lian because of her impact on

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...

n herpetology. Tan Fui Lian is also the late wife of Robert F. Inger.

References

tanfuilianae Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Vietnam Amphibians described in 2023 {{Anura-stub