Northern frog

Northern frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Ingerana
Species:	I. borealis
Binomial name
Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms
Micrixalus borealisAnnandale, 1912 Occidozyga borealis(Annandale, 1912)

The northern frog (Ingerana borealis), or the Rotung oriental frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeastern India, Tibet, Nepal, and western Myanmar. ^[2]

Its natural habitats are small, still waters and slow-moving waters in tropical moist forests. It is threatened by pollution due to agrochemicals but also by habitat loss and degradation. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Ingerana borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T58407A68764484. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.