Nanorana liebigii

Nanorana liebigii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. liebigii
Binomial name
Nanorana liebigii
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms

Megalophrys gigas Blyth, 1854
Rana liebigii Günther, 1860
Paa liebigii (Günther, 1860)

Paa liebigii (common names: Sikkim paa frog, Liebig's paa frog, Liebig's frog, spiny-armed frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet (China), northern India, and Nepal.[2] This relatively common frog is found in stream habitats in high-altitude shrubland. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Nanorana liebigii are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 82 mm (3.2 in) and females to 100 mm (3.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 57 mm (2.2 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Fei Liang, Lau, M.W.N., Dutta, S., Shrestha, T.K. & Borah, M.M. (2004). "Nanorana liebigii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana liebigii (Günther, 1860)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 214. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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