Hong Kong Turbulent Frog

Hong Kong torrent frog is endemic to China. The ecological environment quality of the frog's habitat has declined, and its population is very small. The skin on the back has many small warts, especially on the front and sides of the body; the skin on the abdomen is smooth.

The frog lives in the rapids of mountain streams at an altitude of 150-300mm. It often lives on the rocks near small waterfalls or on the stone walls in waterfalls, allowing the water to splash and impact. 12 and 60 eggs of the frog have been found attached to the cliffs in the waterfall. The female (body length 45 mm) on August 31, the diameter of the egg in the ovary is about 2.0 mm; the oviduct is well developed, it is estimated that this period is the breeding season. The tadpoles use the suction cups on their abdomens to attach to the stone; a tadpole in metamorphosis still has its suction cups on its abdomen.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

Endemic to China, distributed in Guangdong (Huidong) and Hong Kong.

Lives among rocks in mountain streams at an altitude of 150-300m, often living on rocks near small waterfalls or on stone walls in waterfalls.

The length and width of the head are equal; the eardrum is hidden; there are no vomerine teeth; the front end of the lower jaw is porphyrophytic. The skin on the back has many small warts, and the warts on the sides of the body are particularly prominent; the skin on the abdomen is smooth. The back is brown or gray-brown, with the tops of the warts lighter in color, and there are black spots on the back of the body; the back of the limbs has black horizontal stripes, and the spots on the back of the thighs are more eye-catching; the abdomen has no spots or has brown spots. The male frog has a colorless granular nuptial pad on the inner side of the first finger.