Biology:Amolops gerbillus
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Amolops gerbillus | |
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| Amolops gerbillus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Amolops |
| Species: | A. gerbillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana gerbillus Annandale, 1912 | |
Amolops gerbillus, also known as the Yembung sucker frog or the gerbil stream frog,[2] is a species of frog found in South Asia. It is native to Bhutan,[3] northern and northeastern India , Myanmar, eastern Nepal and Tibet, where it is typically found in the south-facing foothills of the Himalayas, along high-elevation hillstreams, mountain creeks and ponds.[1] It is an amphibious species, spending equal time basking in the sun and swimming and hunting in the water.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy, Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Amolops gerbillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58207A11746896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58207/11746896. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-gerbillus. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Observations - iNaturalist". https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=7707&subview=map&taxon_id=25901.
Wikidata ☰ Q2706472 entry
