Weining frog

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Weining frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pseudorana
Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990
Species:
P. weiningensis
Binomial name
Pseudorana weiningensis
(Liu, Hu & Yang, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Rana weiningensisLiu, Hu & Yang, 1962

Pseudorana weiningensis is a species of true frog endemic to China. It is the only species in the genus Pseudorana. It is also known as the Weining frog or Weining groove-toed frog. [2] Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudorana weiningensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58750A63847043. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58750A63847043.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Pseudorana weiningensis (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1962) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.