Nanorana taihangnica
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| Taihangshan Swelled-vented Frog | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Nanorana |
| Species: | N. taihangnica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paa taihangnicus Chen & Jiang, 2002 | |
Nanorana taihangnica, Taihangshan Swelled-vented Frog, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.[2] Its type locality is on Taihang Mountains, near Jiyuan city, in Henan province of central China.[1] It is also reported from Qin and Zhongtiao Mountains, with its distribution reaching Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.[3] N. taihangnica is endemic to China.
Very little is known about this recently described species. Its natural habitat is rivers and surrounding forests.[1][3]
Source
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xie, Feng (2004). "Nanorana taihangnica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ "Nanorana taihangnica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2011). "Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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