Biology:Amolops himalayanus

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Short description: Species of amphibian


Amolops himalayanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. himalayanus
Binomial name
Amolops himalayanus
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms

Rana himalayana Boulenger, 1888

Amolops himalayanus (Himalaya sucker frog, Himalaya cascade frog, or Himalaya frog) is a species of frog found in northeastern India and Nepal.[2]

Whether this species is distinct from Amolops formosus is still debated.[2] For example, the most recent IUCN assessment (2004) treated Amolops himalayanus as a synonym of Amolops formosus.[3]

References

  1. Bordoloi, Sabitry; Ohler, Annemarie; Ahmed, Mohammed Firoz; Shrestha, Tej Kumar (2004). "Amolops formosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2004). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58206A11746654.en. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Amolops himalayanus (Boulenger, 1888)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Amolops+himalayanus. Retrieved 8 July 2013. 
  3. Bordoloi, Sabitry; Ohler, Annemarie; Ahmed, Mohammed Firoz; Shrestha, Tej Kumar (2004). "Amolops formosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58206A11746654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58206A11746654.en. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2706489 entry