Amolops ailao
Species of frog
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Amolops ailao, the Ailao cascade frog, is a species of true frog[1][2] found on Mt. Ailao in the Yunnan Province, China.[1][3]
| Amolops ailao | |
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| Males on top and females on the bottom | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amolops |
| Species: | A. ailao |
| Binomial name | |
| Amolops ailao Tang, Sun, Liu, Luo, Yu & Du, 2023 | |
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| Red star shows Amolops ailao | |
Description
There is much variation in within the species. They show sexual dimorphism in that the female is bigger than the male. It is morphologically similar to its sister taxon Amolops ottorum.[3]
Distribution and ecology
Etymology
The name Amolops ailao is derived from the type locality (the place it was first discovered), which is the Ailao Mountains, China.[3]
