Quasipaa boulengeri

Quasipaa boulengeri
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Quasipaa
Species: Q. boulengeri
Binomial name
Quasipaa boulengeri
(Günther, 1889)
Synonyms

Rana boulengeri Günther, 1889
Paa boulengeri (Günther, 1889)
Rana robertingeri Wu and Zhao, 1995
Quasipaa robertingeri (Wu and Zhao, 1995)

Quasipaa boulengeri is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is known under many common names, including Boulenger's spiny frog, spiny-bellied frog, and Boulenger's paa frog. It is found in southern and southwestern China and northern Vietnam.[2] It is a very common species that has declined. It is collected for human consumption, and it is also threatened by habitat loss. Its natural habitats are hill streams and ponds.[1]

Quasipaa boulengeri are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 90 mm (3.5 in) and females to 98 mm (3.9 in). Tadpoles are up to about 52 mm (2.0 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lau, M.W.N., Yuan Zhigang, Zhao Ermi, Chan, B. (2004). "Quasipaa boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Quasipaa boulengeri (Günther, 1889)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 204–206. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.