Amolops viridimaculatus
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Amolops viridimaculatus, also known as green-spotted torrent frog, Dahaoping sucker frog, and Dahaoping cascade frog, is a species of frog found in Yunnan, China, northern Vietnam, northern Myanmar, and Nagaland, Northeast India; it is also expected to occur in northern Laos.[2]
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Amolops viridimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Amolops |
Species: | A. viridimaculatus |
Binomial name | |
Amolops viridimaculatus (Jiang, 1983) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Staurois viridimaculatus Jiang, 1983 |
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Male frogs measure 75 mm (3.0 in) and females 88 mm (3.5 in) in length.[3]
A. viridimaculatus is becoming rare due to habitat loss caused by small-scale agriculture and dam development.[1]