Nanorana annandalii (Boulenger, 1920) - Annandale's Frog

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the Annandale's Paa Frog.

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

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This species is uncommon. It inhabits inland wetlands and montane forests of eastern Nepal, and northeast India (mainly in West Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh), at elevations ranging between 1,500m - 3,000m asl. Its existence in Bhutan is currently less known.

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is severely fragmented. Currently, the population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 sq km. The threats to its persistence come from habitat degradation due to deforestation, dam building, and other human encroachments like logging.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Ohler, A., Kumar Shrestha, T. & Bordoloi, S. 2008. Nanorana annandalii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T58417A11777219. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T58417A11777219.en. Accessed on 25 November 2020.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Nanorana annandalii (Boulenger, 1920) – Annandale's Frog. In Gosavi, N., A. Bayani, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianamphibians.org/nanorana-annandalii, accessed 2024/05/12.