Allopaa hazarensis

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Allopaa hazarensis
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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 hazarensisDubois 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 family Dicroglossidae. 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Khan, M.S.; Dutta, S.; Ohler, A. (2008). "Allopaa hazarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T58426A11779666. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T58426A11779666.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  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.