Nanorana vicina

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Nanorana vicina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. vicina
Binomial name
Nanorana vicina
(Stoliczka, 1872)
Synonyms

Paa vicina(Stoliczka, 1872)

Nanorana vicina (common names: Himalaya paa frog, Stoliczka's frog, Murree frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Himalayan front of northern India and Pakistan. [2] Its natural habitats are high-altitude rivers, springs, and other running water in open forest and grassland habitats. There seem not to be any major threats to this species. [1] Behavior, habitat use patterns and morphometric traits of the overwintering tadpoles of this species has been found to be influenced by check dams built in the montane streams. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Annemarie Ohler, Sushil Dutta (2004). "Nanorana vicina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58443A11781868. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58443A11781868.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Nanorana vicina (Stoliczka, 1872)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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: rra.4033. doi:10.1002/rra.4033. ISSN   1535-1459.