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Nidirana pleuraden

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Yunnan Pond Frog
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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. ^ a b c Template:IUCN
  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.