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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | Not Listed |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | Not Listed |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species is found in mountainous areas, grasslands and arable lands, where adult toads often live under rocks, and in wells, springs and roadside ditches, quiet ponds, swamps and creeks (Fei et al. 2012). It breeds by larval development. During reproduction, males often make chicken-like sounds. Females lay their eggs in still waters that contain aquatic weeds, and the eggs are attached to the stems and leaves of these aquatic weeds. Once the tadpoles have developed, they continue to inhabit the still ponds (Fei et al. 2012). When disturbed on land, the toad will turn the palms and soles of its limbs upward, displaying an orange-red colour as a warning. When stimulated, a large amount of white mucus is secreted. Adults feed on a variety of insects, snails, and other small animals (Fei et al. 2012).
Range:
This species was previously thought to occur in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces, in south-western and southern China, and in Viet Nam, in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range near Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, and from Ha Giang Province in the north, between 1,200–3,600 m asl. However there has been ongoing debate of the distinctiveness of this species and Bombina microdeladigitora, among other species in the genus (e.g. Zheng et al. 2009, Pabijan et al. 2013, Fei and Ye 2016). Subpopulations, previously thought to belong to this species, from Viet Nam and Guangxi Province in China are now assigned to B. microdeladigitora and have subsequently been removed from this species distribution map and concept. This species is now thought to occur in mountainous areas of Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan in China, between 2,000–3,600 m asl.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
Most of this species' range lies within protected areas, including the Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve. This species is on the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife", which provides a moderate degree of protection and makes it illegal to collect (China Red List Assessment Workshop June 2019).
Research Needed
Further surveys would help determine whether these nature reserves are secure from threats such as habitat degradation and frog collection.
Most of this species' range lies within protected areas, including the Dayaoshan National Nature Reserve. This species is on the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife", which provides a moderate degree of protection and makes it illegal to collect (China Red List Assessment Workshop June 2019).
Research Needed
Further surveys would help determine whether these nature reserves are secure from threats such as habitat degradation and frog collection.