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Trivandrum frog description

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Anura
Family	Ranidae
Genus	Rana ⁽¹⁾

ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.

IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.

View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Also known as: Golden frog.
Synonyms: Rana bhagmandlensis.

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Trivandrum frog status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 ⁽¹⁾.

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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

For more information on the assessment of the conservation status of the world's amphibians, please see the amphibian portal on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at www.iucnredlist.org/amphibians

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IUCN Red List (July, 2006)
http://www.iucnredlist.org

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Trivandrum frog

S.U. Saravanakumar
3 South Boag Road
T. Nagar
Chennai 600 017
Tamil Nadu
India
Tel: +91 (44) 24315934
sara@ecotone.co.in

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Trivandrum frog (Rana aurantiaca)

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