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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)

The Yunnan pond frog (Babina pleuraden) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae 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 Yang, Datong; Lu, Shunqing (2004). "Babina pleuraden". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58698A11815274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58698A11815274.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  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.