Paa rostandi

Overview

Vulnerable

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: It is associated with high-altitude streams , springs , and other running waterbodies within forest and grassland habitats . There is no information available on larval habitat and ecology. (Ref. 60933)

List of Habitats:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

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: rostandi - (Dubois, 1974)
        Scientific name: - Paa rostandi (Dubois, 1974)

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. 1974. Diagnoses de trois especies nouvelles doe amphibians du Nepal. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 98: 495-497.
Schleich, H.H. 1993. Contributions to the systematics and to a bibliography of the amphibians and reptiles from Nepal. J. Nepal Res. Centre (JNRC) 9: 141-168.

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Notes

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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.
Dutta, S. & Ohler, A. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30152
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-665137
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1447624
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 665137
IUCN ID: 58437
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 139329