Nanorana unculuanus

Nanorana unculuanus (common names: Yunnan Asian frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to central and southern Yunnan, China, although it is expected to have wider distribution than currently known, possibly extending into Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are fast-flowing hill streams and riparian habitats in forests and grasslands, but also man-made habitats like roadside drainage ditches and ponds. It is a rare and secretive species that appears to be declining. It is currently threatened by collection for food and also by habitat loss.[1]

Nanorana unculuanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. unculuanus
Binomial name
Nanorana unculuanus
(Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)
Synonyms

Rana unculuanus Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960
Chaparana unculuanus (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)
Paa unculuanus (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)

Nanorana unculuanus are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 76 mm (3.0 in) and females to 79 mm (3.1 in). Tadpoles are up to 35 mm (1.4 in) in length.[3]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Nanorana unculuanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58248A63851279. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana unculuanus (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 222. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.


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