Quasipaa yei, or Ye's spiny-vented frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to China where it is known from the Dabie Mountains that straddle the border between Hubei, Henan, and Anhui provinces. Its type locality is in Shengcheng County in Jiyuan City, Henan. Its natural habitats are temperate rivers with surrounding forests. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss. It was named for herpetologist Ye Changyuan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ye's Spiny-vented Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Quasipaa spinosa
- Glandirana emeljanovi
- Hadromophryne natalensis
- Quasipaa exilispinosa
- Discoglossus montalentii
- Ascaphus montanus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Quasipaa
- Species
- Quasipaa yei
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