Allopaa hazarensis
Appearance
Allopaa hazarensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Allopaa |
Species: | A. hazarensis
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Binomial name | |
Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)
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Allopaa hazarensis (common names: Kashmir paa frog, Hazara frog,Hazara torrent frog ) is a species of frogs in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Hazara, Pakistan (where the type locality is, hence the name) and in Kashmir in India and Pakistan.[2] Its natural habitats are fast-flowing streams where it can occur both in torrential sections and in pools. Tadpoles use their oral disc as a sucker to hold on stones. Prolonged drought periods are a potential threat to this species.[1]
Whether Allopaa barmoachensis is a distinct species or a synonym of Allopaa hazarensis remains uncertain.[3]
References
- ^ a b Khan, M.S., Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. Allopaa hazarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 6 January 2014.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.