Nanorana minica

Nanorana minica (common names: Nepal paa frog, tiny frog, small paa frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northern India (Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh) and in western and eastern Nepal.[2] It is a fairly common species found in subtropical montane forest and streams. It is threatened by habitat loss through the localized clearance of forest.[1]

Nanorana minica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. minica
Binomial name
Nanorana minica
(Dubois, 1975)
Synonyms

Rana tuberculata Tilak & Roy, 1985
Paa minica (Dubois, 1975)

References

  1. Annemarie Ohler; Sushil Dutta; Tej Kumar Shrestha (2004). "Nanorana minica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58432A11780511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58432A11780511.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana minica (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 December 2013.


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