Northern frog
| Northern frog | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Ingerana borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58407A68764484. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ 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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