Odorrana wuchuanensis

Odorrana wuchuanensis, Wuchuan (odorous) frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to Guizhou province, China. It is only known from a single limestone cave in Baicun, Wuchuan; attempts to find it in other locations have failed. Its specialized habitat and extremely confined distribution, combined with increasing pressure from tourism, warrant classifying this species as Critically Endangered.[1]

Odorrana wuchuanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species:
O. wuchuanensis
Binomial name
Odorrana wuchuanensis
(Xu, 1983)
Synonyms

Rana wuchuanensis Xu, 1983

Sources

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Odorrana wuchuanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58751A63847147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58751A63847147.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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