Wildlifeof China
Zhangixalus omeimontis
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Zhangixalus omeimontis
Basic stats
Habitat
Still water (pools and ponds); observed at 200–700m
Range
China (endemic)
Size
Males about 59mm, females about 76mm snout–vent; tadpoles up to 45mm
Zhangixalus omeimontis is a moderately large frog endemic to China: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 59mm and females to 76mm, with maxima of at least 70mm and 84mm. Tadpoles reach 45mm. It has been observed between 200 and 700m above sea level (Wikipedia, general species account).
It breeds in still water, in pools and ponds, between mid-April and late July, at night. Males arrive before females, climbing vegetation close to a pond and calling from stems or leaves, and the female makes a foam nest while the pair is in amplexus (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Zhangixalus omeimontis live in?
- Still water (pools and ponds); observed at 200–700m
- Where is the Zhangixalus omeimontis found?
- China (endemic)
- How big is the Zhangixalus omeimontis?
- Males about 59mm, females about 76mm snout–vent; tadpoles up to 45mm