The Huanren frog is a small brown frog of mountain streams in northeastern China and South Korea. It does not live in the wild in the United States. Unlike many brown frogs, it stays in its stream to breed, sticking compact egg clusters to submerged rocks.
Appearance
- Appearance
- A brown to dark gray frog roughly 2–2.5 in (5–6 cm) long, with a bold dark patch behind each eye and a cream belly speckled with small black spots.
- Voice
- Males lack a vocal sac, a key trait that separates this species from close relatives.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Mountain streams
- Hilly river valleys
- Range
- Native to Liaoning and Jilin provinces in China and to South Korea; it probably also lives in North Korea.
- Preferred conditions
- Clear, humid streams in hilly or mountainous terrain.
Life cycle
- Reproduction
- Females lay small, tight egg clusters on rocks underwater in streams instead of moving to ponds or flooded fields.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Described in 1991 from Huanren County, Liaoning, China. The scientific name is also spelled Rana huanrenensis. Many specimens collected before 1991 had been filed as Dybowski's frog (Rana dybowskii).
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction
- Status
- In South Korea, catching and eating wild Huanren frogs has been illegal since 2005.
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