Preliminary Observations on Postembryonic Development of Rana kunyuensis

Rana kunyuensis,Lu et Li 2002 was newly founded in Mt.Kunyu,Shandong Province.Its postembryonic development was observed with microscopes in laboratory at 23.7-26.0 ℃.It took about 49 days to develop from operculum completion to metamorphosis completion,experiencing 19 stages.The labial teeth formula of tadpoles was mainly Ⅰ∶1-1/Ⅲ,and occasionally Ⅰ∶1-1/Ⅱ∶1-1,which were different from R.chensinensis,R.japonica,R.chaochiaoensis and R.huanrenensis,but similar to R.amurensis.The latter further confirmed that Lu and Lis finding.