Amolops wuyiensis (Liu and Hu, 1975)
Staurois wuyiensis Liu and Hu, 1975, Acta Zool. Sinica, 21: 266. Holotype: CIB 64I1211, by original designation. Type locality: Sanchiang [= Sangang], Chungan [= Wuyoshan City], Fuchuen [= Fujian Province], altitude 600 m, China.
Amolops wuyiensis —Zhao In Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 456. Tian, Jiang, Wu, Hu, Zhao, and Huang, 1986, Handb. Chinese Amph. Rept.: 62; Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990, Key to Chinese Amph.: 167.
Amolops (Amolops) wuyiensis — Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 321.
English Names
Sanchiang Sucker Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 97).
Wuyi Torrent Frog (Fei, 1999, Atlas Amph. China: 244).
Distribution
Forest streams of Zhejiang, northern Fujian and eastern Anhui, China.
Comment
Related to Amolops ricketti (as Staurois ricketti), according to the original publication. Fei, 1999, Atlas Amph. China: 244-245, provided a brief account, figure, and map. Huang, 1990, Fauna Zhejiang, Amph. Rept.: 83-84, provided an account (as Staurois wuyiensis) for Zhejiang populations. Fei, Hu, Ye, and Huang, 2009, Fauna Sinica, Amph. 3: 1570-1575, provided an account, figures, and range map, and included the species in their Amolops ricketti group. Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010, Colored Atlas of Chinese Amph.: 416-417, provided a brief account including photographs of specimens and habitat.
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