Nanorana pleskei

Nanorana pleskei (common names: Songpan slow frog, Pleske's high altitude frog, plateau frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Until recently it has been only known from southwestern/central western China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, southeastern Gansu) from elevations between 3,300–4,500 m (10,800–14,800 ft),[2] but there is now one record also from Bhutan.[3] Notice, however, that earlier records outside China have turned out to be misidentifications.[1][2]

"Plateau frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Plateau frog (disambiguation).

Nanorana pleskei
Nanorana pleskei from Haa District, Bhutan

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. pleskei
Binomial name
Nanorana pleskei
Günther, 1896

Its natural habitats are subtropical high-altitude shrubland, grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Nanorana pleskei are relatively small frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 32 mm (1.3 in) and females to 36 mm (1.4 in). Tadpoles are up to about 41 mm (1.6 in) in length.[4]

References
  1. Wang Yuezhao; Annemarie Ohler; Muhammad Sharif Khan; Xie Feng (2004). "Nanorana pleskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58393A11766678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58393A11766678.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana pleskei Günther, 1896". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 228. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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