Nanorana minica

Nanorana minica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Nanorana
Species:	N. minica
Binomial name
Nanorana minica (Dubois, 1975)
Synonyms
Rana tuberculataTilak & Roy, 1985 Paa minica(Dubois, 1975)

Nanorana minica (common names: Nepal paa frog, tiny frog, small paa frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northern India (Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh) and in western and eastern Nepal. ^[2] It is a fairly common species found in subtropical montane forest and streams. It is threatened by habitat loss through the localized clearance of forest. ^[1] Tadpoles of this N.minica has been reported to overwinter in the streams. ^[3] Stream flow management and subsequent habitat modification by check dams is one of the threats ^[1] the species is facing and check dams have been found to influence the overwintering tadpoles' behavior, habitat use patterns and morphometric traits. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Nanorana minica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58432A166103873. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana minica (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. Jithin, V. (2021-07-01). Tadpoles with a trick: Overwintering Ecology of Tadpoles in a Himalayan Stream, Uttarakhand, India (Thesis). doi:10.5281/zenodo.6327622.
4. Jithin, V.; Johnson, Jeyaraj Antony; Das, Abhijit (2022-07-01). "Influence of check dams on the activity pattern and morphometric traits of overwintering tadpoles in the Western Himalaya" . Limnologica. 95: 125992. doi:10.1016/j.limno.2022.125992. ISSN   0075-9511. S2CID   248782326.
5. Jithin, Vijayan; Das, Abhijit; Johnson, Jeyaraj A. (2022-08-03). "Understanding the influence of check dam and season on habitat use to develop habitat suitability criteria for overwintering tadpoles of Nanorana spp" . River Research and Applications. 38 (9): 1629–1641. doi:10.1002/rra.4033. ISSN   1535-1459. S2CID   251341134.