Nanorana yunnanensis

Nanorana yunnanensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Nanorana
Species:	N. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Nanorana yunnanensis (Anderson, 1879)
Synonyms
Rana yunnanensis Anderson, 1879 Paa yunnanensis (Anderson, 1879) Rana phrynoides Boulenger, 1917 Rana muta Su and Li, 1986 Rana liui Dubois, 1987 Nanorana liui (Dubois, 1987) Nanorana bourreti (Dubois, 1987) Paa bourreti (Dubois, 1987)

Nanorana yunnanensis, commonly known as Yunnan paa frog, Yunnan spiny frog, Bourret's paa frog or Bourret's frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southwestern China, Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand, and likely in the intervening Laos.^[2] Its natural habitats are small and large streams in montane forests, scrub vegetation and grasslands, and it has also been found in ditches. It is threatened primarily by collection for human consumption, but also by habitat loss caused by agricultural development and infrastructure development.^[1]

Nanorana yunnanensis are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 98 mm (3.9 in) and females to 99 mm (3.9 in). Tadpoles are up to 52 mm (2.0 in) in length.^[3]

References

1. Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Peter Paul van Dijk, Steven Swan (2004). "Nanorana yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58445A11782103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58445A11782103.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana yunnanensis (Anderson, 1879)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
3. Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 220–221. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.