Kurixalus naso
| Kurixalus naso | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Rhacophorinae |
| Genus: | Kurixalus |
| Species: | K. naso |
| Binomial name | |
| Kurixalus naso (Annandale, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhacophorus naso Annandale, 1912 | |
Kurixalus naso (common names: uphill tree frog, long-snouted treefrog, Annandale's high altitude frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in northeastern India, Tibet, and Myanmar.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Kurixalus naso is a small frog, growing to about 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout-vent length.[3] It is an arboreal species that breeds in small, temporary water pools.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Dutta, S.; Sengupta, S. & Bordoloi, S. (2004). "Kurixalus naso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Kurixalus naso (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 272. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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