Odorrana hejiangensis (Deng & Yu, 1992)
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
Odorrana hejiangensis (common names: Hejiang frog, Hejiang odorous frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to China. It is found in the Yangtze River Valley of southern Chongqing and northern Guizhou, with an isolated record in western Guangxi. Its name refers to the type locality, Hejiang County in northern Sichuan. Its natural habitats are shaded hill streams and the surrounding riparian forests. Its status is insufficiently known.
Male Odorrana hejiangensis grow to a snout–vent length of about 47 mm (1.9 in) and females to 87 mm (3.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Odorrana hejiangensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:27:47.543054+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Odorrana hejiangensis (Deng & Yu, 1992)
- Name authority
- (Deng & Yu, 1992)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Odorrana
- 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
- genusOdorrana Fei, Ye & Huang, 1990
- speciesOdorrana hejiangensis (Deng & Yu, 1992)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Odorrana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Odorrana anlungensis (Liu & Hu in Hu, Zhao & Liu, 1973) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana arunachalensis Saikia, Sinha & Kharkongor, 2017 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana bacboensis (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana chloronota (Günther, 1876) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana exiliversabilis Li, Ye & Fei in Fei, Ye & Li, 2001 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana fengkaiensis Wang, Lau, Yang, Chen, Liu, Pang & Liu, 2015 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana gigatympana (Orlov, Ananjeva & Ho, 2006) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana graminea (Boulenger, 1900) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana hainanensis Fei, Ye & Li, 2001 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana heatwolei (Stuart & Bain, 2005) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana hosii (Boulenger, 1891) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Odorrana huanggangensis Chen, Zhou & Zheng, 2010 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Huia hejiangensis (Deng & Yu, 1992) (Deng & Yu, 1992) | synonym |
| Rana hejiangensis Deng & Yu, 1992 Deng & Yu, 1992 | 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=775143 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:48SFQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.