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Odorrana Concelata
''Odorrana'', commonly known as odorous frogs, is a genus of true frogs (Ranidae) from East Asia and surrounding regions. Many of these frogs inhabit fast-flowing mountain streams, and they typically have a remarkably pointed snout, as evidenced by common names like tip-nosed frog and scientific names like ''nasica'' or ''nasutus'' ("with a nose"). Systematics and taxonomy ''Odorrana'' has a confusing Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic and systematics, systematic history. Most species placed here were initially placed in ''Rana (genus), Rana''. Some were considered to belong in ''Amolops'' and ''Huia (frog), Huia'' instead, and yet again others were separated as ''Eburana''. The most extreme proposal was to merge ''Odorrana'' into ''Huia''.Cai ''et al.'' (2007), Stuart (2008) In the early 21st century, molecular phylogenetic studies established that the systematic confusion was due to widespread convergent evolution between ''Amolops'', ''Huia'' and ''Odorrana'', which actually repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hose's Frog
__NOTOC__ Hose's frog (''Odorrana hosii'', often misspelled as ''O. hosei'') is a true frog species with a wide range in Southeast Asia. This species was named after zoologist Charles Hose. Its closest living relatives appear to be ''Odorrana chloronota, O. chloronota'' which occurs to the north of Hose's frog's range, as well as ''Odorrana livida, O. livida'' and ''Odorrana morafkai, O. morafkai'' with a more limited range in Myanmar and Vietnam, respectively; these four appear to form a close-knit group wherein the northern species are barely closer to each other than Hose's frog is to any of them. Also quite closely related is ''Odorrana megatympanum, O. megatympanum'', another Vietnamese endemism, endemic. Description This frog has a robust body with long, slender legs; males measure 50–60 mm, females 85–100 mm. The dorsal are dark green with brown sides, the ventral are pale, the limbs are marked with dark crossbars. Its finger- and toe-tips bear grooved discs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |