Amolops gerbillus

Amolops gerbillus, also known as the Yembung sucker frog or the gerbil stream frog,[2] is a species of frog found in South Asia. It is native to Bhutan,[3] northern and northeastern India, Myanmar, eastern Nepal and Tibet, where it is typically found in the south-facing foothills of the Himalayas, along high-elevation hillstreams, mountain creeks and ponds.[1] It is an amphibious species, spending equal time basking in the sun and swimming and hunting in the water.

Amolops gerbillus
Amolops gerbillus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Amolops
Species:
A. gerbillus
Binomial name
Amolops gerbillus
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms

Rana gerbillus Annandale, 1912

References

  1. Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy, Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Amolops gerbillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58207A11746896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. "Observations - iNaturalist". iNaturalist.org.


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