Kaloula assamensis

Kaloula assamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Kaloula
Species: K. assamensis
Binomial name
Kaloula assamensis
Das, Sengupta, Ahmed, and Dutta, 2005

Kaloula assamensis (Assamese balloon frog or Assam narrow-mouth toad) is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal in northeastern India.[2]

Range

In Sonitpur District, Assam, Kaloula assamensis was recorded in Majbat, Nameri National Park, and Orang National Park. It was also found in Bongaigaon, western Assam; Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary, East Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh; and Bong Basti village, Chilapata Range, West Bengal.[1] It may also be found in southern Bhutan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmed, F.; Sengupta, S. & Angulo, A. (2009). "Kaloula assamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kaloula assamensis Das, Sengupta, Ahmed, and Dutta, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. Saibal Sengupta, Abhijit Das, Sandeep Das, Balhtiar Hussain, Nripendra Kumar Choudhury and Sushil Kumar Dutta. 2009. Taxonomy and Biogeography of Kaloula Species of Eastern India. The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University. 9(2): 209-222.


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