Allopaa hazarensis
| Allopaa hazarensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Allopaa |
| Species: | A. hazarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979) | |
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Allopaa hazarensis (common names: Kashmir paa frog, Hazara frog,Hazara torrent frog ) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Hazara, Pakistan (where the type locality is, hence the name) and in Kashmir in India and Pakistan.[2] Its natural habitats are fast-flowing streams where it can occur both in torrential sections and in pools. Tadpoles use their oral disc as a sucker to hold on stones. Prolonged drought periods are a potential threat to this species.[1]
Whether Allopaa barmoachensis is a distinct species or a synonym of Allopaa hazarensis remains uncertain.[3]
References
- 1 2 Khan, M.S., Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. Allopaa hazarensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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