Central Asiatic frog

"Asian frog" redirects here. For other frogs found in Asia, see Frogs of Asia.

"Asiatic frog" redirects here. For the frog found in China and Mongolia, see Asiatic grass frog.

"Central Asian frog" redirects here. For the frog found in China and Tajikistan, see Central Asian pond frog.

Central Asiatic frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Rana
Species:	R. asiatica
Binomial name
Rana asiatica Bedriaga, 1898
Synonyms
Rana asiatica ssp. balchaschensis Terentjev, 1923 Rana asiatica ssp. issikkulensis Kaschkarov, 1923 Rana bachtyana Kastschenko, 1909 Rana temporaria ssp. asiatica Bedriaga, 1898

The Central Asiatic frog or Asian frog (Rana asiatica) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, found in China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, inland deltas, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, and irrigated land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

• Kuzmin, S.; Tuniyev, B.; Xie, F.; Wang, X. (2004). "Rana asiatica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T58549A11801290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58549A11801290.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.