Glandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Imienpo Station frog (Glandirana emeljanovi) is a species of frog found in Northeast Asia. It has sometimes been regarded as a subspecies of the Japanese wrinkled frog, Glandirana rugosa, with which it shares many characteristics. It is found throughout the Korean Peninsula and adjacent northeast China. It is speculated to be or have been present in the Russian Primorye region as well but attempts to find it there have been unsuccessful.
The Imienpo Station frog is found at low elevations, from 100 to 300 meters above sea level. It favors still and slow-moving waters, such as river backwaters and rice paddies. Adult frogs are 4–6 cm in length. They lay eggs in the late spring, from late April to the end of May. The tadpoles overwinter in their immature state, only undergoing metamorphosis the following summer.
Like the Japanese wrinkled frog, the Imienpo Station frog has wrinkled skin with irregular dark blotches. They are poisonous, like toads, and generally sluggish.
Wikipedia contributors, Imienpo Station frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:16:02.763887+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913)
- Name authority
- (Nikolskii, 1913)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Glandirana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusGlandirana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
- speciesGlandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glandirana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glandirana susurra (Sekiya, Miura & Ogata, 2012) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana tientaiensis (Chang, 1933) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana minima (Ting & T'sai, 1979) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana reliquia Shimada, Matsui, Ogata & Miura, 2022 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Japanese Wrinkled FrogGlandirana rugosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1838) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana emeljanovi Nikolskii, 1913 Nikolskii, 1913 | synonym |
| Rugosa emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913) (Nikolskii, 1913) | synonym |
| Rugosa emeljanowi (Nikolskii, 1913) (Nikolskii, 1913) | synonym |
| Rana rugosa emeljanovi Nikolskii, 1913 Nikolskii, 1913 | synonym |
| Rana rugosa emeljanowi Nikolskii, 1913 Nikolskii, 1913 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=774985 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G589. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.