Plateau brown frog

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Plateau brown frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
R. kukunoris
Binomial name
Rana kukunoris
Nikolskii, 1918
Synonyms

Rana amurensis ssp. kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918

The plateau brown frog or plateau wood frog (Rana kukunoris) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to the plateau region of western China (northwestern Sichuan, eastern Qinghai, Gansu, and very northeastern Tibet). It was previously included in Rana chensinensis but it now considered a valid species. [2] It is a common frog in suitable habitats that include alpine meadows, marshland and grassland. It hibernates in streams. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Rana kukunoris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T58635A63860643. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58635A63860643.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rana kukunoris Nikolskii, 1918". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.