Babina pleuraden

Yunnan Pond Frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Babina
Species: B. pleuraden
Binomial name
Babina pleuraden
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms

Rana pleuraden Boulenger, 1904
Pelophylax pleuraden (Boulenger, 1904)

Yunnan pond frog (Babina pleuraden) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces) and possibly in adjacent parts of Myanmar.[1] The total length of this medium-sized frog is 54–56 mm (2.1–2.2 in).[2]

Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, canals, and ditches. It is a common species though it has recently declined.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yang, Datong & Lu, Shunqing (2004). "Babina pleuraden". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 166. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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