Nanorana polunini

Nanorana polunini (common names: Langtang paa frog, Smith frog, Polunin's paa frog, Polunin's spiny frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.[2][3] It is found in Nyalam County in southern Tibet (China), Nepal, and possibly Kashmir (India).[2] It is a common species in Nepal but rare in China. It lives in stream habitats in montane forest.[1]

Nanorana polunini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. polunini
Binomial name
Nanorana polunini
(Smith, 1951)
Synonyms

Paa polunini (Smith, 1951)

Nanorana polunini are medium-sized frogs, attaining a snout–vent length of about 51 mm (2.0 in).[4]

References

  1. Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Annemarie Ohler, Tej Kumar Shrestha (2004). "Nanorana polunini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58434A11780712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58434A11780712.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana polunini (Smith, 1951)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. "Nanorana polunini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 216–218. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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