About five species of frogs, including eastern golden frog and Asian grass frog, live here, and in spring, the shallower parts are teeming with tadpoles.
LOOK out for these animals when visiting New Jiangwan City
SIBERIAN weasel 黄鼠狼
Scientific name: Mustela sibirica
A small mammal commonly seen in Shanghai, the Siberian weasel is about 28 to 40 centimeters in length. The female is smaller in size than the male.
They have a long and stretched out body, short legs, short ears and long tails. The fur is bright colored in orange tones and their face has a brown-colored mask.
Siberian weasels are active in the early mornings and during dusk and are very agile. They prey on small rodents.
Field frog (Asian grass frog or Indian cricket frog) 泽蛙
Scientific name: Fejervarya limnocharis
The field frog is widely distributed in Asia and is most commonly seen in ponds and fields.
Field frogs are tiny — only about five centimeters in length — with a pointed mouth with six to eight black stripes. Its back shines in a greyish olive, dark grey or brown color with dark-colored spots. Some have a light vertebral line. Male field frogs make loud sounds and are smaller than females.
The field frog spawns between May and July, and hibernates from fall to spring. The tadpoles grow up in about a month.
Daurian redstart 北红尾鸲
Scientific name: Phoenicurus auroreus
Daurian redstart is a small passerine bird found in Asia.
The male bird has an orange color chest, black face and chin, brownish wings with white patch and wears a grey crown on the forehead. The females are not so colorful with a brown and grey tone plumage.
The Daurian restart favors forests and gardens. It's a migratory species that breeds in the north and spends the winter in the south.
