Verrucous digging frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Kaloula |
Species: | K. verrucosa |
Binomial name | |
Kaloula verrucosa (Boulenger, 1904) |
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Synonyms | |
Callula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904 |
Callula verrucosa Boulenger, 1904
Kaloula verrucosa, the verrucous digging frog or Chinese narrowmouth toad, is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is only known from the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau of southwestern China in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, but it is expected to occur in adjacent Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. It is a very common species that lives in cultivated fields and in villages. Breeding takes place in temporary pools, ponds, and ditches.