Kaloula assamensis
Kaloula assamensis, also known as Assamese balloon frog or Assam narrow-mouth toad, is a species of narrow-mouthed frogs found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal in northeastern India.[2]
| Kaloula assamensis | |
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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 | |
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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
- Ahmed, F.; Sengupta, S. & Angulo, A. (2009). "Kaloula assamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61850A12567340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T61850A12567340.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Kaloula assamensis Das, Sengupta, Ahmed, and Dutta, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- 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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