Biology:Northern frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Northern frog
Ingerana borealis.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Ingerana
Species:
I. borealis
Binomial name
Ingerana borealis
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms

Micrixalus borealis Annandale, 1912
Occidozyga borealis (Annandale, 1912)

The northern frog (Ingerana borealis), or the Rotung oriental frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeastern India , Tibet, Nepal, and western Myanmar.[2]

Its natural habitats are small, still waters and slow-moving waters in tropical moist forests. It is threatened by pollution due to agrochemicals but also by habitat loss and degradation.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Ingerana borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T58407A68764484. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58407/68764484. Retrieved 20 December 2022. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ingerana borealis (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/Dicroglossidae/Occidozyginae/Ingerana/Ingerana-borealis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28008193 entry