| Nanorana maculosa | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (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. maculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Nanorana maculosa (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nanorana maculosa (common names: spotted paa frog, Piebald spiny frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to central Yunnan, China, where it occurs in Jingdong County and Shuangbai County. This rare frog inhabits forest streams. It is threatened primarily by collection for human consumption. It is currently protected by the Ailaoshan and Wuliangshan National Nature Reserves.
Nanorana maculosa are relatively large frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 86 mm (3.4 in) and females to 83 mm (3.3 in). Tadpoles are up to 46 mm (1.8 in) in length.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nanorana maculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58430A63885522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T58430A63885522.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nanorana maculosa (Liu, Hu, and Yang, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. pp. 214–216. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Nanorana maculosa | |
| Rana maculosa | |
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