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Quasipaa fasciculispina

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Quasipaa fasciculispina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Quasipaa
Species:
Q. fasciculispina
Binomial name
Quasipaa fasciculispina
(Inger, 1970)
Synonyms

Rana fasciculispina Inger, 1970
Paa fasciculispina (Inger, 1970)

Quasipaa fasciculispina is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names: spiny-breasted giant frog, spiny-breasted frog, spine-glanded mountain frog, and Thai paa frog. It is found in the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia and eastern Thailand.[2] It is found in on near fast-flowing mountain streams in tropical evergreen forests. It is threatened by collecting for human consumption and by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Quasipaa fasciculispina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T41237A172380953. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Quasipaa fasciculispina (Inger, 1970)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 December 2013.