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Kaloula verrucosa

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Verrucous digging frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Kaloula
Species:
K. verrucosa
Binomial name
Kaloula verrucosa
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms

Callula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904

Kaloula verrucosa, the verrucous digging frog or Chinese narrowmouth toad, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is only known from the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau of southwestern China in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, but it is expected to occur in adjacent Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] It is a very common species that lives in cultivated fields and in villages. Breeding takes place in temporary pools, ponds, and ditches.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Kaloula verrucosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57859A63882627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T57859A63882627.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Kaloula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 February 2015.


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