''Allopaa'' is a small genus of

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s in the family Dicroglossidae. Their distribution is restricted to

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and

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. The

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placement of this genus has not been addressed with molecular methods and remains uncertain.

Species

There are only two recognized species in the genus ''Allopaa'': * '' Allopaa barmoachensis'' (Khan and Tasnim, 1989) * '' Allopaa hazarensis'' (Dubois and Khan, 1979) '' Allopaa barmoachensis'' might be a synonym of '' Allopaa hazarensis''.

References

Amphibian genera Frogs of Asia Dicroglossidae {{Dicroglossidae-stub