San Chiang tree frog

The San Chiang tree frog or Sanchiang tree toad (Hyla sanchiangensis) is a frog from China. Scientists saw it between 500 and 1560 meters above sea level in southern Anhui Province, Zheijiang Province, Fujian Province, Guangdong Province, Hunan Province, and Guizhou Province.[3][1]

San Chiang tree frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
Species:
H. sanchiangensis
Binomial name
Hyla sanchiangensis
(Pope, 1929)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hyla sanchiangensis (Boring, 1930)
  • Hyla chinensis sanchiangensis (Bourret, 1942)
  • Hyla (Hyla) sanchiangensis (Fouquette and Dubois, 2014)

This frog is green in color with a light colored belly. It has black spots on its sides and legs. It has a black stripe from its nose over its eye and eardrum down its side. It has vomerine teeth in its upper jaw.[4]

References
  1. "Hyla sanchiangensis". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Hyla sanchiangensis". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T55642A63875380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T55642A63875380.en. S2CID 240745929. Retrieved November 20, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Hyla sanchiangensis Pope, 1929". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. Pope, Clifford Hillhouse (May 20, 1929). "Four new frogs from Fukien Province, China" (PDF) (352). American Museum of Natural History Digital Library. Retrieved November 20, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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