Plateau brown frog
| Plateau brown frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. kukunoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana amurensis ssp. kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918 | |
The plateau brown frog or plateau wood frog (Rana kukunoris) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family, endemic to the plateau region of western China (northwestern Sichuan, eastern Qinghai, Gansu, and very northeastern Tibet). It was previously included in Rana chensinensis but it now considered a valid species.[2] It is a common frog in suitable habitats that include alpine meadows, marshland and grassland. It hibernates in streams. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
References
- 1 2 Xie Feng (2004). "Rana kukunoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rana kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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