Pelophylax terentievi

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Pelophylax terentievi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
P. terentievi
Binomial name
Pelophylax terentievi
(Mezhzherin, 1992)
Synonyms
  • Rana terentieviMezhzherin, 1992
Distribution of Pelophylax terentievi Pelophylax terentievi dis.png
Distribution of Pelophylax terentievi

Pelophylax terentievi, commonly known as Terentjev's frog or Central Asian pond frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Xinjiang, China and Tajikistan, [2] and possibly in Afghanistan. [1]

Its natural habitats are swamps and hot deserts. Its status is insufficiently known. [1]

Description

Pelophylax terentievi have complex layers of tubular bones where dark rings are present. Dark rings are due to growth stunts during periods of inadequate nutrition or hibernation. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sergius Kuzmin, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov (2004). "Pelophylax terentievi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58736A11834812. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58736A11834812.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pelophylax terentievi (Mezhzherin, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. Kidov, A. A.; Ivolga, R. A.; Kondratova, T. E.; Ivanov, A. A. (2023). "Age, Growth, and Fertility in Terentiev's Frog (Pelophylax terentievi, Amphibia, Ranidae)" . Biology Bulletin. 50 (8). Pleiades Publishing Ltd. doi:10.1134/s1062359023080125. ISSN   1062-3590.