Nanorana blanfordii

"Blanford's frog" redirects here. For the tree frog found in China, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam, see Blanford's whipping frog.

Nanorana blanfordii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Nanorana
Species:
N. blanfordii
Binomial name
Nanorana blanfordii
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana blandfordii Boulenger, 1882
  • Paa blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Chaparana blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Rana yadongensis Wu, 1977
  • Paa yadongensis (Wu, 1977)

Nanorana blanfordii (common names: Blanford's frog, Blanford's paa frog, Blanford's spiny frog, Blanford's hill frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northeastern India, southern Tibet (China), and eastern Nepal, and likely in the adjacent western Bhutan.[1][2] The specific name blanfordii honours William Thomas Blandford, a British geologist and zoologist.[3]

  1. ^ a b Fei Liang, Michael Wai Neng Lau, Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Tej Kumar Shrestha (2004). "Nanorana blanfordii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58419A11777848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58419A11777848.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Beolens et al. 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).