Nanorana maculosa

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Nanorana maculosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. maculosa
Binomial name
Nanorana maculosa
(Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Rana maculosaLiu, 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 family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to central Yunnan, China, where it occurs in Jingdong County and Shuangbai County. [2] This rare frog inhabits forest streams. It is threatened primarily by collection for human consumption. [1] It is currently protected by the Ailaoshan and Wuliangshan National Nature Reserves.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nanorana maculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58430A63885522. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58430A63885522.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  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.