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Rana longicrus (Long-legged Brown Frog)

Synonyms: Rana japonica longicrus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rana longicrus, commonly known as the Taipa frog or long-legged brown frog, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, endemic to northern and central Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical broadleaf forests as well as cultivated fields below 1000 m elevation. Breeding takes place in marshes, pools, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss, in particular due to infrastructure development, but also pollution.
View Wikipedia Record: Rana longicrus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Rana longicrus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.97
EDGE Score: 3.58

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  400
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.886 inches (4.79 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests Taiwan Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Diplodiscus mehrai <Unverified Name>[2]

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.
2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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