Allopaa
| Allopaa | |
|---|---|
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| Allopaa hazarensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Dicroglossinae |
| Genus: | Allopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Rana hazarensis Dubois and Khan, 1979 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text. | |
Allopaa is a small genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. Their distribution is restricted to Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. The phylogenetic placement of this genus has not been addressed with molecular methods and remains uncertain.[1]
Species
There are only two recognized species in the genus Allopaa:[1][2]
- Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)
- Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)
Allopaa barmoachensis might be a synonym of Allopaa hazarensis.[3]
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Allopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Allopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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