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Sylvirana maosonensis (Mao-Son Frog)

Synonyms: Hylarana maosonensis; Rana maosonensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Hylarana maosonensis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in the mountains of central and northeastern in Vietnam, Annamite Range in Laos, and southern Guanxi, China. Its common name is either Mao-Son frog or Maoson frog, after its type locality in Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical evergreen forests where it can be found from leaf-litter banks and in shallow water along rocky streams. Reproduction takes place in pools and slow moving streams in forest. It is a locally common frog that is not considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
21
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.69
EDGE Score: 2.16

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.402 inches (6.1 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northern Indochina subtropical forests China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests China, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Western Nghe An UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 1243607 Viet Nam      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0