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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Nanorana |
| Species: | N. polunini |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanorana polunini (Smith, 1951) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paa polunini (Smith, 1951) | |
Nanorana polunini are medium-sized frogs, attaining a snout–vent length of about 51 mm (2.0 in).[4]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Nanorana polunini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- 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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