Amolops kaulbacki

Amolops kaulbacki (common names: Burmese sucker frog, Kaulback's torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae that is found in northern Myanmar and Mizoram in northeastern India.[3] It is named after Ronald Kaulback, a British botanist and explorer[4] who collected the type series.[2] Very little is known about this species.[1]

Amolops kaulbacki

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. kaulbacki
Binomial name
Amolops kaulbacki
(Smith, 1940)
Synonyms

Rana kaulbacki Smith, 1940[2]

References

  1. van Dijk, P.P.; Wogan, G. (2004). "Amolops kaulbacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58214A11749190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58214A11749190.en.
  2. Smith, Malcolm A. (1940). "The amphibians and reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in upper Burma" (PDF). Records of the Indian Museum. 42 (3): 465–486.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Amolops kaulbacki (Smith, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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