Kurixalus naso

Kurixalus naso
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Kurixalus
Species: K. naso
Binomial name
Kurixalus naso
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms

Rhacophorus naso Annandale, 1912
Polypedates naso (Annandale, 1912)

Kurixalus naso (common names: uphill tree frog, long-snouted treefrog, Annandale's high altitude frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in northeastern India, Tibet, and Myanmar.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Kurixalus naso is a small frog, growing to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length.[3] It is an arboreal species that breeds in small, temporary water pools.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dutta, S.; Sengupta, S. & Bordoloi, S. (2004). "Kurixalus naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kurixalus naso (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 272. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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