Chungan Sucker Frog vs

Amolops chunganensis compared with Vibrio jasicida

Key Differences

  • Chungan Sucker Frog is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chungan Sucker Frog
Kingdom Animalia (प्राणी) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (रज्जुकी) Proteobacteria (प्रोटियोबैक्टीरिया)
Class Amphibia (उभयचर) Gammaproteobacteria (गामाप्रोटियोबैक्टीरिया)
Order Anura (मेंढक) Enterobacterales (एंटेरोबैक्टीरियेलीस)
Family Ranidae Vibrionaceae
Genus Amolops Vibrio
Species Amolops chunganensis Vibrio jasicida

Conservation Status

Chungan Sucker Frog

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chungan Sucker Frog
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chungan Sucker Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chungan Sucker Frog

The Chungan Sucker Frog (Amolops chunganensis) is a Least Concern torrent frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to central China, particularly associated with the mountains of Chongqing (formerly Chungan County, from which the species name derives) and surrounding areas. The genus Amolops, commonly known as torrent frogs or cascade frogs, is adapted for life in and around fast-flowing mountain streams, with expanded toe pads and sucker-like discs that allow clinging to wet, smooth rock surfaces in high-velocity water. Breeding occurs in stream environments, where males call from boulders at the stream edge and larvae develop in oxygenated torrent pools with specialized mouthparts for adhering to rock substrates. A. chunganensis inhabits subtropical and montane forests at elevations ranging from low to mid altitudes in Sichuan and Chongqing. The IUCN assesses this species as Least Concern, reflecting a relatively wide distribution within suitable stream habitats across central China. However, it faces ongoing pressure from water quality degradation, dam construction and stream modification, deforestation, and pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Amolops frogs are sensitive to siltation and chemical contamination of breeding streams.

Vibrio jasicida is a marine Gram-negative rod known as a pathogen of marine invertebrates including crustaceans and mollusks. It inhabits coastal seawater and estuarine environments in warm marine regions. This chemoheterotrophic bacterium causes vibriosis-like diseases in shellfish and shrimp aquaculture operations.

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