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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite iucn | author = Dutta, Sushil | author2 = Ahmed, Mohammed Firoz | author3 = Sengupta, Saibal | author4 = Roy, Debjani | author5 = Bordoloi, Sabitry | title = ''Amolops gerbillus'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58207A11746896 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en }}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy, Sabitry Bordoloi |date=2004 |title=''Amolops gerbillus'' |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T58207A11746896 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
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| taxon = Amolops gerbillus
| taxon = Amolops gerbillus
| authority = ([[Nelson Annandale|Annandale]], 1912)
| authority = ([[Nelson Annandale|Annandale]], 1912)
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'''''Amolops gerbillus''''' is a species of [[frog]] found in [[Asia]]. It is native to northern and northeastern [[India]], [[Tibet]] ([[China]]), and [[Myanmar]], and possibly to [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]]. Its common names include '''Yembung sucker frog''' and '''gerbil stream frog'''.<ref name=Frost/> It is a semi-aquatic frog occurring in hill streams.<ref name=iucn/>
'''''Amolops gerbillus''''', also known as the '''Yembung sucker frog''' or the '''gerbil stream frog''',<ref name=Frost/> is a species of [[frog]] found in [[South Asia]]. It is native to [[Bhutan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=7707&subview=map&taxon_id=25901|title=Observations - iNaturalist|website=iNaturalist.org}}</ref> northern and northeastern [[India]], [[Myanmar]], eastern [[Nepal]] and [[Tibet]], where it is typically found in the south-facing foothills of the [[Himalayas]], along high-elevation hillstreams, mountain creeks and ponds.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> It is an amphibious species, spending equal time basking in the sun and swimming and hunting in the water.  


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-gerbillus |title=''Amolops gerbillus'' (Annandale, 1912) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2017 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-gerbillus |title=''Amolops gerbillus'' (Annandale, 1912) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2017 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>
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Amolops gerbillus
Amolops gerbillus
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Amolops]]
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/AmolopsAmolops gerbillus
(Annandale, 1912)
Synonyms

Rana gerbillus Annandale, 1912

Amolops gerbillus, also known as the Yembung sucker frog or the gerbil stream frog,[2] is a species of frog found in South Asia. It is native to Bhutan,[3] northern and northeastern India, Myanmar, eastern Nepal and Tibet, where it is typically found in the south-facing foothills of the Himalayas, along high-elevation hillstreams, mountain creeks and ponds.[1] It is an amphibious species, spending equal time basking in the sun and swimming and hunting in the water.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy, Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Amolops gerbillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T58207A11746896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58207A11746896.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Amolops gerbillus (Annandale, 1912)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. "Observations - iNaturalist". iNaturalist.org.


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