| Nanorana ventripunctata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Nanorana |
| Species: | N. ventripunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanorana ventripunctata Fei & Huang, 1985 | |
Nanorana ventripunctata (common names: Yunnan slow frog, spot-bellied plateau frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to northwestern Yunnan, China. It inhabits lakes, pools and ponds in alpine areas, occurring near streams and rivers in open, high-elevation habitats. It breeds in still-water pools and ponds.
Nanorana ventripunctata are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 44 mm (1.7 in) and females to 49 mm (1.9 in). Tadpoles are up to about 48 mm (1.9 in) in length.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nanorana ventripunctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58394A63881268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58394A63881268.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Nanorana ventripunctata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana ventripunctata Fei and Huang, 1985". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 228–230. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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| Nanorana ventripunctata | |
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