Kaloula verrucosa
Verrucous digging frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Kaloula |
Species: | K. verrucosa |
Binomial name | |
Kaloula verrucosa (Boulenger, 1904) | |
Synonyms | |
Callula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904 |
Kaloula verrucosa, the verrucous digging frog or Chinese narrowmouth toad, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is only known from the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau of southwestern China in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, but it is expected to occur in adjacent Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] It is a very common species that lives in cultivated fields and in villages. Breeding takes place in temporary pools, ponds, and ditches.[1]
References
- 1 2 Yang Datong; Wu Guanfu (2004). "Kaloula verrucosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T57859A11695288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57859A11695288.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Kaloula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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