Nanorana ventripunctata

Nanorana ventripunctata (common names: Yunnan slow frog, spot-bellied plateau frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.[2][3] It is endemic to northwestern Yunnan, China. It inhabits lakes, pools and ponds in alpine areas, occurring near streams and rivers in open, high-elevation habitats. It breeds in still-water pools and ponds.[1]

Nanorana ventripunctata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. ventripunctata
Binomial name
Nanorana ventripunctata
Fei & Huang, 1985

Nanorana ventripunctata are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 44 mm (1.7 in) and females to 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to about 48 mm (1.9 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. Lu, Shunqing & Yang, Datong (2004). "Nanorana ventripunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58394A11767025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58394A11767025.en.
  2. "Nanorana ventripunctata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana ventripunctata Fei and Huang, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 228–230. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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