Nanorana arnoldi

Nanorana arnoldi (common name: Arnold's paa frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southwestern China (Tibet, Yunnan), northern Myanmar, eastern Nepal, and adjacent northeastern India.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is primarily threatened by collection for consumption, but also by habitat loss.[1]

Nanorana arnoldi

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. arnoldi
Binomial name
Nanorana arnoldi
(Dubois, 1975)
Synonyms

Paa arnoldi (Dubois, 1975)

References

  1. Fei Liang; Annemarie Ohler; Yang Datong; Peter Paul van Dijk; Guinevere Wogan (2004). "Nanorana arnoldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58418A11777576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58418A11777576.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana arnoldi (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2013.


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