Chrysopaa

Chrysopaa is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chrysopaa sternosignata. [2][3] It is found in Balochistan, Pakistan, Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and in Afghanistan. Its common names include Baluch Mountain frog, karez frog, Malir paa frog, and Murray's frog.[2]

Chrysopaa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Chrysopaa
Ohler and Dubois, 2006
Species:
C. sternosignata
Binomial name
Chrysopaa sternosignata
(Murray, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Rana sternosignata Murray, 1885
  • Paa sternosignata (Murray, 1885)
  • Nanorana sternosignata (Murray, 1885)

Chrysopaa sternosignata is a highly aquatic frog living in rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is a relatively common species.[1]

References
  1. Khan, M.S., Papenfuss, T., Anderson, S., Kuzmin, S., Dutta, S., Ohler, A. & Sengupta, S. (2004). Chrysopaa sternosignata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 8 January 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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