Allopaa hazarensis

Allopaa hazarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dicroglossidae
Genus:Allopaa
Species: A. hazarensis
Binomial name
Allopaa hazarensis
(Dubois and Khan, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Rana hazarensis Dubois and Khan, 1979
  • Paa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)
  • Nanorana hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)

Allopaa hazarensis (common names: Kashmir paa frog, Hazara frog,Hazara torrent frog ) is a species of frogs in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Hazara, Pakistan (where the type locality is, hence the name) and in Kashmir in India and Pakistan.[2] Its natural habitats are fast-flowing streams where it can occur both in torrential sections and in pools. Tadpoles use their oral disc as a sucker to hold on stones. Prolonged drought periods are a potential threat to this species.[1]

Whether Allopaa barmoachensis is a distinct species or a synonym of Allopaa hazarensis remains uncertain.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Khan, M.S., Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. Allopaa hazarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 6 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.


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