Babina pleuraden
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| Yunnan Pond Frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Babina |
| Species: | B. pleuraden |
| Binomial name | |
| Babina pleuraden (Boulenger, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana pleuraden Boulenger, 1904 | |
Yunnan Pond Frog, Babina pleuraden, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces) and possibly in adjacent parts of Myanmar.[1] The total length of this medium-sized frog is 54–56 mm (2.1–2.2 in).[2]
Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is a common species though it has recently declined.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yang, Datong & Lu, Shunqing (2004). "Babina pleuraden". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 166. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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