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Babina pleuraden

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Babina

Higher classification
  
Rana

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ranidae

Scientific name
  
Babina pleuraden

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Frog, Amphibians, True frog, Babina, Rana

Yunnan pond frog (Babina pleuraden) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in southwestern China (Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces) and possibly in adjacent parts of Myanmar. The total length of this medium-sized frog is 54–56 mm (2.1–2.2 in).

Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, canals, and ditches. It is a common species though it has recently declined.

References

Babina pleuraden Wikipedia