Nanorana polunini (common names: Langtang paa frog, Smith frog, Polunin's paa frog, Polunin's spiny frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.[2][3] It is found in Nyalam County in southern Tibet (China), Nepal, and possibly Kashmir (India).[2] It is a common species in Nepal but rare in China. It lives in stream habitats in montane forest.[1]

Nanorana polunini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. polunini
Binomial name
Nanorana polunini
(Smith, 1951)
Synonyms

Paa polunini (Smith, 1951)

Nanorana polunini are medium-sized frogs, attaining a snout–vent length of about 51 mm (2.0 in).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Annemarie Ohler, Tej Kumar Shrestha (2004). "Nanorana polunini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58434A11780712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58434A11780712.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana polunini (Smith, 1951)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Nanorana polunini". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 216–218. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.