Nanorana liebigii

Nanorana liebigii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. liebigii
Binomial name
Nanorana liebigii
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms

Megalophrys gigas Blyth, 1854
Rana liebigii Günther, 1860
Paa liebigii (Günther, 1860)

Paa liebigii (common names: Sikkim paa frog, Liebig's paa frog, Liebig's frog, spiny-armed frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet (China), northern India, and Nepal.[2] This relatively common frog is found in stream habitats in high-altitude shrubland. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Nanorana liebigii are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 82 mm (3.2 in) and females to 100 mm (3.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 57 mm (2.2 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Fei Liang, Lau; M.W.N., Dutta; S., Shrestha, T.K. & Borah, M.M. (2004). "Nanorana liebigii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana liebigii (Günther, 1860)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 214. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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