Pelophylax terentievi

Pelophylax terentievi, commonly known as Terentjev's frog or Central Asian pond frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Xinjiang, China and Tajikistan,[2] and possibly in Afghanistan.[1]

Pelophylax terentievi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
P. terentievi
Binomial name
Pelophylax terentievi
(Mezhzherin, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Rana terentievi Mezhzherin, 1992

Its natural habitats are swamps and hot deserts. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

References

  1. Sergius Kuzmin; Natalia Ananjeva; Nikolai Orlov (2004). "Pelophylax terentievi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58736A11834812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58736A11834812.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pelophylax terentievi (Mezhzherin, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 July 2013.


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