Nanorana bourreti

Nanorana bourreti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. bourreti
Binomial name
Nanorana bourreti
(Dubois, 1987)
Synonyms

Paa bourreti (Dubois, 1987)

Nanorana bourreti (common name: Bourret's paa frog or Bourret's frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in an area between its type locality, Fansipan mountain in Lào Cai Province of northern Vietnam, and Jingdong Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, southern China and northern Thailand.[1][2] It is found in small and large streams in montane forests and scrub vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural development and infrastructure development. It may also be collected for human consumption.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 van Dijk, P.P. & Swan, S. (2004). "Nanorana bourreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana bourreti (Dubois, 1987)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 December 2013.


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