Nanorana ventripunctata

Nanorana ventripunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. ventripunctata
Binomial name
Nanorana ventripunctata
Fei & Huang, 1985

Nanorana ventripunctata (common names: Yunnan slow frog, spot-bellied plateau frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to northwestern Yunnan, China. It inhabits lakes, pools and ponds in alpine areas, occurring near streams and rivers in open, high-elevation habitats. It breeds in still-water pools and ponds.[1]

Nanorana ventripunctata are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 44 mm (1.7 in) and females to 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to about 48 mm (1.9 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lu, Shunqing, and Yang, Datong (2004). "Nanorana ventripunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. "Nanorana ventripunctata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana ventripunctata Fei and Huang, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 228–230. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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