''Odorrana leporipes'' is a species of

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in the family Ranidae. It is

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Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

province of

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and only known from its type locality, "Lung Tao Shan" (=Mount Longdao) in northern Guangdong. It is only known from the original

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; the

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is presumed lost and the photographs of the

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are now the iconotype.

Description

''Odorrana leporipes'' is a relatively large species where females can attain a snout–vent length of . One male was reported to measure , but it is uncertain whether its sex was correctly identified; instead it is possible that the type series consisted of females only. The body is dorsoventrally compressed. The tympanum is very distinct. The fingers and the toes have slightly enlarged discs; the toes are fully webbed. The supratympanic fold is milky white and the lip stripe is white. The dorsum is smooth with slightly distinguishable dorsolateral folds. The flanks are granular while the venter is smooth. The dorsum is dark green and the flanks are stony gray with white marbling. The legs have no banding.

Habitat and conservation

The type series was collected at

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. This species is presumed to occur near to fast-flowing rivers and streams in montane tropical forest. Threats to it are unknown, as is its possible presence in protected areas.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3018942 leporipes Frogs of China Endemic fauna of China Amphibians described in 1930 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Franz Werner