Wildlifeof China
High Himalaya Frog
True Frogs & Fanged Frogs
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Nanorana parkeri
Basic stats
Range
Tibet in China and Nepal
Size
Males about 44mm and females about 48mm snout–vent length
The High Himalaya frog is a medium-sized dicroglossid recorded from Tibet in China and from Nepal. Adult males reach approximately 44mm in snout–vent length and females about 48mm, while tadpoles can reach roughly 51mm overall. The species is also called the Xizang Plateau frog, Parker's slow frog or mountain slow frog. It was the first neobatrachian frog for which a whole-genome sequence was published. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the High Himalaya Frog found?
- Tibet in China and Nepal
- How big is the High Himalaya Frog?
- Males about 44mm and females about 48mm snout–vent length