Amolops aniqiaoensis Dong, Rao & Lü in Zhao, Rao, Lü & Dong, 2005
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
Amolops aniqiaoensis, commonly known as the Aniqiao torrent frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is endemic to China. It is only known from the vicinity of its type locality, Aniqiao (阿尼桥) in Mêdog County in the southeast of Tibet.
The habitat of Amolops aniqiaoensis is a large stream and the surrounding rocks. The site is located within the Yaluzangbudaxiagu National Nature Reserve, but IUCN considers that habitat loss and degradation due to small-scale farming is a threat to the species.
Wikipedia contributors, Amolops aniqiaoensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:06:45.085686+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amolops aniqiaoensis Dong, Rao & Lü in Zhao, Rao, Lü & Dong, 2005
- Name authority
- Dong, Rao & Lü in Zhao, Rao, Lü & Dong, 2005
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Amolops
- 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
- genusAmolops Cope, 1865
- speciesAmolops aniqiaoensis Dong, Rao & Lü in Zhao, Rao, Lü & Dong, 2005
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amolops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amolops indoburmanensis Dever, Fuiten, Konu & Wilkinson, 2012 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops jaunsari Ray, 1992 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops hainanensis (Boulenger, 1900) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops hongkongensis (Pope & Romer, 1951) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops jinjiangensis Su, Yang & Li, 1986 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops kohimaensis Biju, Mahony & Kamei, 2010 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops kaulbacki (Smith, 1940) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops daorum (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Ho, 2003) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops formosus (Günther, 1876) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amolops senchalensis (Chanda, 1987) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Zhao, Rao, Lü & Dong, 2005 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:CW9K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.