Nanorana blanfordii

"Blanford's frog" redirects here. For the tree frog found in China, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam, see Blanford's whipping frog.
Nanorana blanfordii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. blanfordii
Binomial name
Nanorana blanfordii
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms

Rana yadongensis Wu, 1977
Paa blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)

Nanorana blanfordii (common names: Blanford's paa frog, Blanford's frog, Blanford's spiny frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Tibet (China), northeastern India, and eastern Nepal, and possibly Bhutan.[2] Its natural habitats are small streams and the surrounding grasslands and temperate forests.[1]

Nanorana blanfordii are medium-sized frogs, though relatively small among their closest relatives: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 43 mm (1.7 in) and females to 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 52 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Fei Liang, Lau; M.W.N., Dutta; S., Ohler, A. & Shrestha, T.K. (2004). "Nanorana blanfordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 210–212. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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