Nidirana daunchina (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
The Emei music frog (Nidirana daunchina) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to China, and is found in central China, in southeastern Sichuan, northeastern Yunnan and western Guizhou provinces. The species name refers to the type locality, Mount Emei in Sichuan, and its vocalizing abilities. The original name Rana musica was replaced with Rana daunchina as the former name was already taken.
The Emei music frog is a common species. Its natural habitats are subtropical moist montane forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and irrigated land.
The Emei music frogs are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of 46 mm (1.8 in) and females to 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 47 mm (1.9 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Emei music frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:20:19.467222+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nidirana daunchina (Chang, 1933)
- Name authority
- (Chang, 1933)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Nidirana
- 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
- genusNidirana Dubois, 1992
- speciesNidirana daunchina (Chang, 1933)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nidirana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nidirana adenopleura (Boulenger, 1909) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana hainanensis (Fei, Ye & Jiang, 2007) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana lini (Chou, 1999) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana nankunensis Lyu, Zeng, Wang, Lin, Liu & Wang, 2017 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana okinavana (Boettger, 1895) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana chongqingensis Ma & Wang, 2023 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana guangxiensis Mo, Lyu, Huang, Liao & Wang, 2021 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana leishanensis Li, Wei, Xu, Cui, Fei, Jiang, Liu & Wang, 2019 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana mangveni Lyu, Qi & Y. Y. Wang, 2020 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana noadihing Boruah, Deepak & Das, 2023 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana occidentalis Lyu, Yang & Wang, 2020 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nidirana xiangica Lyu & Wang, 2020 | 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 daunchina Chang, 1933 Chang, 1933 | synonym |
| Rana musica Chang & Hsü, 1932 Chang & Hsü, 1932 | synonym |
| Babina daunchina (Chang, 1933) (Chang, 1933) | synonym |
| Hylarana daunchina (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=1101378 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:47DFQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.