Central Asiatic Frog
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Rana asiatica ssp. issikkulensis Kaschkarov, 1923
Rana bachtyana Kastschenko, 1909
Rana temporaria ssp. asiatica Bedriaga, 1898
| Central Asiatic Frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898 |
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| Synonyms | |
| Rana asiatica ssp. balchaschensis Terentjev, 1923 | |
The Central Asiatic Frog or Asian Frog (Rana asiatica) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, freshwater springs, inland deltas, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
[edit] References
- Kuzmin, S., Tuniyev, B., Feng, X. & Xiuling, W. 2004. Rana asiatica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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