Johns' groove-toed frog or Johns' frog (''Rana johnsi''), is a
frog species in the
true frog family (Ranidae). It is found in scattered locations in southern
China
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and
Vietnam and in the
Khammouan Province of
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
, eastern
Cambodia, and north-central
Thailand.
Its natural
habitats are
subtropical
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or
tropical evergreen forests where it can be found in leaf-litter and on low vegetation near streams. It breeds in paddy fields, at least. It is mostly known from protected areas without other major threats than fires. It is not considered threatened by the
IUCN
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.
References
Rana (genus)
Amphibians described in 1921
Amphibians of Cambodia
Amphibians of China
Amphibians of Laos
Amphibians of Thailand
Amphibians of Vietnam
Taxa named by Malcolm Arthur Smith
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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