Nanorana parkeri

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Nanorana parkeri

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. parkeri
Binomial name
Nanorana parkeri
(
Stejneger
, 1927)
Synonyms

Altirana parkeri Stejneger, 1927

Nanorana parkeri (common names: High Himalaya frog, Xizang Plateau frog, Parker's slow frog, mountain slow frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Tibet (China) and in Nepal, but it is expected to be found also in Bhutan and parts of India.[2] It is the second amphibian, and the first Neobatrachian, to have its whole genome published.[3]

Description

Nanorana parkeri are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 44 mm (1.7 in) and females to 48 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to about 51 mm (2.0 in) in length.[4]

Genome

The genome is about 2.3

Gb in size, encoding more than 20,000 protein-coding genes.[3]

Habitat and conservation

This very common frog is found on high-altitude grasslands, forests, shrubs, lakes, ponds, marshes, streams and rivers in the

above sea level. It an explosive breeder in streams and marshes. There are no known major threats.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58392A11766426.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Nanorana parkeri (Stejneger, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^
    PMID 25733869
    .
  4. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9
    .
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