Clinotarsus alticola

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Clinotarsus alticola
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Clinotarsus
Species: C. alticola
Binomial name
Clinotarsus alticola
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Nasirana alticola (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Rana alticola Boulenger, 1882
  • Clinotarsus alticolus

Clinotarsus alticola[2][3] is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. Common names for this species include: Assam Hills Frog, Annandale's Frog, Pointed-headed Frog, Palebrown Stream Frog, Hill Frog, Point-nosed Frog, and High-altitude Frog.[4] It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, possibly China, and possibly Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. van Dijk, P.P., Ohler, A., Dutta, S., Bordoloi, S., Sarker, S.U. & Borah, M.M. 2004. Clinotarsus alticola. 2013.2 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 16 January 2014.
  2. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  3. "Encyclopedia of Life". Retrieved March 27, 2012. 
  4. Clinotarsus alticola, ASW5


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