Doichang frog
The Doichang frog (Nanorana aenea) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.[2][3] It is only known from its type locality, Doi Chang, mountain north of Chiang Mai (Thailand), Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam (type locality for the now-synonymized Rana fansipani), and Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China.[2][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Nanorana |
| Species: | N. aenea |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanorana aenea (Smith, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana aenea Smith, 1922 | |
Description
Adult males of Doichang frog are 65–77 mm (2.6–3.0 in) in snout-vent length and have spines in several parts of their bodies, a male secondary sex characteristic.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss, more so in Vietnam[5] than in Thailand.[1] In Vietnam it is probably eaten locally.[5]
References
- van Dijk, P.P. & Chan-ard, T. (2004). "Nanorana aenea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana aenea (Smith, 1922)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- "Nanorana aenea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Dubois, A.; Ohler, A. (2005). "Taxonomic notes on the Asian frogs of the tribe Paini (Ranidae, Dicroglossinae): 1. Morphology and synonymy of Chaparana aenea (Smith, 1922), with proposal of a new statistical method for testing homogeneity of small samples". Journal of Natural History. 39 (20): 1759–1778. doi:10.1080/00222930400023735.
- van Dijk, P.P. & Swan, S. (2004). "Nanorana fansipani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)