Glandirana tientaiensis (Chang, 1933)
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
Glandirana tientaiensis, also known as Tiantai frog and Tientai rough-skinned frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. Its name refers to its type locality, Tiantai. It is endemic to eastern China and is only known from Zhejiang and south-eastern Anhui provinces.
Male G. tientaiensis measure 44 mm (1.7 in) and female 51 mm (2.0 in) in length. Their natural habitats are open, low-gradient large streams and small rivers at elevations of 100–700 m (330–2,300 ft) above sea level. They sometimes also occur in still-water pools close to streams. This uncommon species is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Glandirana tientaiensis; 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 tientaiensis (Chang, 1933)
- Name authority
- (Chang, 1933)
- 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 tientaiensis (Chang, 1933)
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 minima (Ting & T'sai, 1979) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana reliquia Shimada, Matsui, Ogata & Miura, 2022 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Glandirana emeljanovi (Nikolskii, 1913) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rugosa tientaiensis (Chang, 1933) (Chang, 1933) | synonym |
| Rana tientaiensis Chang, 1933 Chang, 1933 | 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=774988 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:3G58D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.