Northern frog

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Northern frog
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Scientific classification edit
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. ^ a b Michael Wai Neng Lau, Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Sabitry Bordoloi, Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Ingerana borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58407A11774694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58407A11774694.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. Retrieved 25 January 2014.


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