Central Asiatic frog
"Asian frog" redirects here. For other frogs found in Asia, see Frogs of Asia.
"Asiatic frog" redirects here. For the frog found in China and Mongolia, see Asiatic grass frog.
"Central Asian frog" redirects here. For the frog found in China and Tajikistan, see Central Asian pond frog.
| Central Asiatic frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana asiatica ssp. balchaschensis Terentjev, 1923 | |
The Central Asiatic frog or Asian frog (Rana asiatica) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, found in China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, inland deltas, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
References
- Kuzmin, S., Tuniyev, B., Feng, X. & Xiuling, W. 2004. Rana asiatica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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