Biology:Chrysopaa

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Short description: Genus of amphibians

Chrysopaa
Paa sternosignata01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Chrysopaa
Ohler and Dubois, 2006
Species:
C. sternosignata
Binomial name
Chrysopaa sternosignata
(Murray, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Rana sternosignata Murray, 1885
  • Paa sternosignata (Murray, 1885)
  • Nanorana sternosignata (Murray, 1885)

Chrysopaa is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Chrysopaa sternosignata. [2][3] It is found in Balochistan, Pakistan, Kashmir (Pakistan and India) and in Afghanistan. Its common names include Baluch Mountain frog, karez frog, Malir paa frog, and Murray's frog.[2]

Chrysopaa sternosignata is a highly aquatic frog living in rivers, swamps, and freshwater marshes. It is a relatively common species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Muhammad Sharif Khan, Theodore Papenfuss, Steven Anderson, Sergius Kuzmin, Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta (2004). "Chrysopaa sternosignata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58440A11781495. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58440A11781495.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58440/11781495. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Chrysopaa. Retrieved 25 January 2014. 
  3. "Chrysopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773251. 

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