Paa arnoldi

Description

Habitat

Ecology: In China this species is known from medium and small streams in forested areas, and sometimes also from springs near paddy fields . It breeds in streams, the eggs being laid in water under stones . There is no information on its recorded habitat in Myanmar. (Ref. 0)

List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.9Wetlands (inland) - Freshwater Springs and Oases

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Amphibia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Amphibians
        Subclass: Lissamphibia () - Haeckel, 1866
        Order: Anura () - (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
        Suborder: Neobatrachia () - Reig, 1958
        Superfamily: Ranoidea () - Rafinesque, 1814
        Family: Ranidae () - Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814
        Genus: Paa () - Dubois, 1975
        Specific name: arnoldi - (Dubois, 1975)
        Scientific name: - Paa arnoldi (Dubois, 1975)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Paa

There are approximately 32 species in this genus:

P. annandalii · P. arnoldi · P. barmoachensis · P. blanfordii · P. boulengeri · P. bourreti · P. chayuensis · P. conaensis · P. ercepeae · P. exilispinosa · P. fasciculispina (Spiny-Breasted Giant Frog) · P. feae · P. hazarensis · P. jiulongensis · P. liebigii · P. liui · P. maculosa · P. medogensis · P. minica · P. mokokchungensis · P. polunini · P. rarica · P. robertingeri · P. rostandi · P. shini · P. spinosa · P. sternosignata · P. taihangnicus · P. verrucospinosa · P. vicina · P. yei · P. yunnanensis

Bibliography

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Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
Dubois, A. 1975. Un nouveau sous-genre (Paa) et trois nouvelles especes du genere Rana. Remarques sur la phylogenie des Ranides (Amphibiens, Anoures). Bull. Mus. Nat. D'Histor. Natur., 3e ser. 231: 1093-1115.
Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
MacKinnon, J. 1997. Protected Areas Systems Review of the Indo-Malayan Realm. Asian Bureau for Conservation / WCMC/ World Bank, Canterbury, UK.
MacKinnon, J., Meng, S., Cheung, C., Carey, G., Zhu, X. and Melville, D. 1996. A Biodiversity Review of China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong.
Smith, M.A. 1940. The Amphibians and Reptiles obtained by Mr. Ronald Kaulback in Upper Burma. Records of the Indian Museum 42: 465-486.
The Comprehensive Scientific Expedition to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 1997. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Hengduan Mountains. Science Press, Beijing.
Ye, C.-Y, Fei, L. and Hu, S.Q. 1993. Rare and Economic Amphibians of China. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology, Chengdu.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Liang, F., Ohler, A., Datong, Y., van Dijk, P.P. & Wogan, G. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30133
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665115
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2474895
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665115
IUCN ID: 58418
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139307