Species of Thailand
Cardamom spiny frog
Quasipaa fasciculispina
Robert Frederick Inger, 1970
Quasipaa fasciculispina is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is known under many common names: spiny-breasted giant frog, spiny-breasted frog, spine-glanded mountain frog, and Thai paa frog. It is found in the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia and southeastern Thailand.
It is found in on near fast-flowing mountain streams in tropical evergreen forests. It is threatened by collecting for human consumption and by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Quasipaa
- Species
- Quasipaa fasciculispina
Common names
- English:
- Cardamom spiny frog
- Spiny-breasted giant frog
Synonyms
- Rana fasciculispina, Robert Frederick Inger (1970)
- Paa fasciculispina, Robert Frederick Inger (1970)
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary