Nanorana maculosa

Nanorana maculosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Nanorana
Species: N. maculosa
Binomial name
Nanorana maculosa
(Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)
Synonyms

Rana maculosa Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960
Paa maculosa (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)

Nanorana maculosa (common names: spotted paa frog, Piebald spiny frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to Yunnan, China.[2] This rare frog inhabits forest streams. It is threatened primarily by collection for human consumption.[1]

Nanorana maculosa are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 86 mm (3.4 in) and females to 83 mm (3.3 in). Tadpoles are up to 46 mm (1.8 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lu Shunqing; Yang Datong (2004). "Nanorana maculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana maculosa (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 214–216. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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