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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