Hong Kong Cascade Frog

Taxobox
name = Hong Kong Cascade Frog
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Amolops"
species = "A. hongkongensis"
binomial = "Amolops hongkongensis"
binomial_authority = (Pope and Romer, 1951)

Hong Kong Cascade Frog ("Amolops hongkongensis") is a species of true frog once thought to be endemic to Hong Kong. Their eggs are laid on rock faces in the splash zones of cascades. [http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por32/32-vert-3-frog.htm#index3 The South China Cascade Frog, Amolops ricketti, found in Hong Kong] , Porcupine! 32, issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU] In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Wild Animals Protection Ordinance Cap 170..

Distribution

The populations are now also known in mainland China including Fujian and Guangdong; at least one population is found in Neilingdinghu Nature Reserve. In Hong Kong, the species is found in the New Territories and on Hong Kong Island. [http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por32/32-vert-3-frog.htm#index3 The South China Cascade Frog, Amolops ricketti, found in Hong Kong] , Porcupine! 32, issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU] It was found in the tiny little streams in Lung Fu Shan [http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por34/34-vert4-lungfushan.htm#index4 Night safaris in Lung Fu Shan Country Park, Hong Kong] , Porcupine! 34, issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU] ]

Physical descriptions

The diameter of "A. hongkongensiss suction discs is 3-4 times the width of the fingers. It contains the tarsal fold and has white velvety nuptial pads on the first fingers. [http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por32/32-vert-3-frog.htm#index3 The South China Cascade Frog, Amolops ricketti, found in Hong Kong] , Porcupine! 32"', issued by the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, HKU]

References

* Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is near threatened