Nanorana liebigii
Appearance
Nanorana liebigii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Nanorana |
Species: | N. liebigii
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Binomial name | |
Nanorana liebigii (Günther, 1860)
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Synonyms | |
Megalophrys gigas Blyth, 1854 |
Paa liebigii (common names: Sikkim paa frog, Liebig's paa frog, Liebig's frog, spiny-armed frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet (China), northern India, and Nepal.[2] This relatively common frog is found in stream habitats in high-altitude shrubland. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Nanorana liebigii are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 82 mm (3.2 in) and females to 100 mm (3.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 57 mm (2.2 in) in length.[3]
References
- ^ a b Fei Liang; Michael Wai Neng Lau; Sushil Dutta; Tej Kumar Shrestha; Mohini Mohan Borah (2004). "Nanorana liebigii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58428A11780058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58428A11780058.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana liebigii (Günther, 1860)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 214. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.