Amolops ricketti
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Amolops ricketti (Chinese sucker frog or South China torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in southern and eastern China and northern and central montane Vietnam.[1]
George Albert Boulenger described Amolops ricketti based on two specimens collected by Irish ornithologist John D. La Touche in Guadun village in Wuyishan, Fujian, China. The specific name honours Mr. C. B. Rickett,[2] a British ornithologist active in China.[3]
Amolops ricketti is a small frog, males measuring about Script error: No such module "convert". and females about Script error: No such module "convert". in snout-vent length. Tadpoles are about Script error: No such module "convert". in length.[4] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[5]
Antimicrobial peptides that are candidates for developing novel anti-infection agents can be extracted from the skin secretions of Amolops ricketti.[6]
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