Amolops gerbillus

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Amolops gerbillus
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Amolops gerbillus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. gerbillus
Binomial name
Amolops gerbillus
(Annandale, 1912)
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Synonyms

Rana gerbillusAnnandale, 1912

Amolops gerbillus, also known as the Yembung sucker frog or the gerbil stream frog, [2] is a species of frog found in South Asia. It is native to Bhutan, [3] northern and northeastern India, Myanmar, eastern Nepal and Tibet, where it is typically found in the south-facing foothills of the Himalayas, along high-elevation hillstreams, mountain creeks and ponds. [1] It is an amphibious species, spending equal time basking in the sun and swimming and hunting in the water.

References

  1. 1 2 Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy, Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Amolops gerbillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T58207A11746896. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. "Observations - iNaturalist". iNaturalist.org.