Chaochiao frog
| Chaochiao frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. chaochiaoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana chaochiaoensis Liu, 1946 | |
The Chaochiao frog (Rana chaochiaoensis) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, found in China, possibly Myanmar, and possibly Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
References
- Datong, Y. & Shunqing, L. 2004. Rana chaochiaoensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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