Nanorana parkeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Nanorana |
Species: | N. parkeri
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Binomial name | |
Nanorana parkeri (Stejneger, 1927)
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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]
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]
The genome is about 2.3 Gb in size, encoding more than 20,000 protein-coding genes.[3]
xenbase provides limited support (BLAST, JBrowse tracks, genome download) for Nanorana parkeri.
This very common frog is found on high-altitude grasslands, forests, shrubs, lakes, ponds, marshes, streams and rivers in the Tibetan Plateau at elevations of 2,850–5,000 m (9,350–16,400 ft) above sea level. It an explosive breeder in streams and marshes. There are no known major threats.[1]
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