Kalophrynus menglienicus
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Kalophrynus menglienicus is a species of frog
in the Microhylidae
family.
It is found in China
and possibly Burma.
Its natural habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland
, freshwater marsh
es, intermittent freshwater marches, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
in the Microhylidae
Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...
family.
It is found in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and possibly Burma.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
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s are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland
Shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity...
, freshwater marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
es, intermittent freshwater marches, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
Source
- Datong, Y. & Shunqing, L. 2004. Kalophrynus menglienicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.