Biology:Doichang frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Doichang frog
Nanorana aenea, Doi Chang spiny frog - Doi Phu Kha National Park (48557681287).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. aenea
Binomial name
Nanorana aenea
(Smith, 1922)
Synonyms

Rana aenea Smith, 1922
Chaparana aenea (Smith, 1922)
Rana fansipani Bourret, 1939
Chaparana fansipani (Bourret, 1939)
Nanorana fansipani (Bourret, 1939)

The Doichang frog (Nanorana aenea) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.[2][3] It is only known from its type locality, Doi Chang, mountain north of Chiang Mai (Thailand), Fansipan mountain in northern Vietnam (type locality for the now-synonymized Rana fansipani), and Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China .[2][4]

Description

Adult males of Doichang frog are 65–77 mm (2.6–3.0 in) in snout-vent length and have spines in several parts of their bodies, a male secondary sex characteristic.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and rivers. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss, more so in Vietnam[5] than in Thailand.[1] In Vietnam it is probably eaten locally.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28052793 entry