Quasipaa verrucospinosa

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Quasipaa verrucospinosa
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Quasipaa verrucospinosa in Vietnam
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Quasipaa
Species:
Q. verrucospinosa
Binomial name
Quasipaa verrucospinosa
(Bourret, 1937)
Synonyms [2]

Rana spinosa verrucospinosaBourret, 1937
Paa verrucospinosa(Bourret, 1937)
Rana verrucospinosa(Bourret, 1937)
Nanorana verrucospinosa(Bourret, 1937)

Quasipaa verrucospinosa is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan, China. [2] It occurs in and around streams (its breeding habitat) in hill and lower montane evergreen forests. It is believed to be relatively common, but it is threatened by collection for consumption and—presumably—habitat loss driven by logging, causing degradation of forest habitat and stream sedimentation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Quasipaa verrucospinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T58442A68764381. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Quasipaa verrucospinosa (Bourret, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2020.