Doichang frog

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Doichang frog
Nanorana aenea, Doi Chang spiny frog - Doi Phu Kha National Park (48557681287).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. aenea
Binomial name
Nanorana aenea
(Smith, 1922)
Synonyms

Rana aeneaSmith, 1922
Chaparana aenea(Smith, 1922)
Rana fansipaniBourret, 1939
Chaparana fansipani(Bourret, 1939)
Nanorana fansipani(Bourret, 1939)

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The Doichang frog (Nanorana aenea) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. [2] [3] It is only known from its type locality, Doi Chang, mountain north of Chiang Mai (Thailand), Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam (type locality for the now-synonymized Rana fansipani), and Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China. [2] [4]

Description

Adult males of Doichang frog are 65–77 mm (2.6–3.0 in) in snout-vent length and have spines in several parts of their bodies, a male secondary sex characteristic. [4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss, more so in Vietnam [5] than in Thailand. [1] In Vietnam it is probably eaten locally. [5]

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References

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