Indian flying frog
| Indian flying frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pterorana Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986 |
| Species: | P. khare
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterorana khare Kiyasetuo & Khare, 1986
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The Indian flying frog (Pterorana khare) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Pterorana.[2] It is found in India and Myanmar[3] but extirpated in Nepal.[citation needed] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. The species was discovered by M.Khare and Kiyasetuo in 1986.
The main feature of this frog is the skin or flaps hanging down on both sides of its body. When jumping, it stretches this skin, so that it can float in the air for a little longer. Hence its English name is flying frog.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Pterorana khare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58488A3068835. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pterorana Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pterorana khare Kiyasetuo and Khare, 1986". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/চামড়াঝোলা_ব্যাঙ
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