Nanorana polunini

Nanorana polunini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. polunini
Binomial name
Nanorana polunini
(Smith, 1951)
Synonyms

Paa polunini (Smith, 1951)

Nanorana polunini (common names: Langtang paa frog, Smith frog, Polunin's paa frog, Polunin's spiny frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.[2][3] It is found in Nyalam County in southern Tibet (China), Nepal, and possibly Kashmir (India).[2] It is a common species in Nepal but rare in China. It lives in stream habitats in montane forests.[1]

Nanorana polunini are medium-sized frogs, attaining a snout–vent length of about 51 mm (2.0 in).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Fei Liang, Lau, M.W.N., Ohler, A. & Shrestha, T.K. (2004). "Nanorana polunini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana polunini (Smith, 1951)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. "Nanorana polunini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 216–218. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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