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Nanorana liebigii

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Nanorana liebigii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. liebigii
Binomial name
Nanorana liebigii
(Günther, 1860)
Synonyms

Megalophrys gigas Blyth, 1854
Rana liebigii Günther, 1860
Paa liebigii (Günther, 1860)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 214. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.