''Odorrana chloronota'' , commonly known as the chloronate huia frog or copper-cheeked frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family Ranidae that is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Bangladesh and Nepal. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s, subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s, and

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s. It is not considered threatened by the

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. Another variety of frog which has recently been discovered at Arunachal Pradesh in India and closely resembles the ''O chloronota'' is named as '' Odorrana arunachalensis'' due to the black stripes on its eyes.

References

*Lau, M.W.N., Baorong, G., Huiqing, G., Haitao, S., Zhigang, Y., van Dijk, P.P., Truong, N.Q., Bain. R., Dutta, S., Sengupta, S. & Bordoloi, S. 2004.
Odorrana chloronota

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Downloaded on 23 July 2007. chloronota Amphibians described in 1875 Taxa named by Albert Günther Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Cambodia Amphibians of China Fauna of Hong Kong Frogs of India Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranidae-stub