Northern frog

Ingerana borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Ingerana
Species: I. borealis
Binomial name
Ingerana borealis
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms

Micrixalus borealis Annandale, 1912
Occidozyga borealis (Annandale, 1912)

Ingerana borealis, or the northern frog, also Rotung oriental frog and many other common names, is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeastern India, Tibet, Nepal, and western Myanmar.[2]

Its natural habitats are small, still waters and slow-moving waters in tropical moist forests. It is threatened by pollution due to agrochemicals but also by habitat loss and degradation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lau, M.W.N., Dutta, S., Ohler, A. & Bordoloi, S. (2004). "Occidozyga borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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