Nanorana pleskei Günther, 1896
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nanorana pleskei (common names: Songpan slow frog, Pleske's high altitude frog, plateau frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Until recently it has been only known from southwestern/central western China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, southeastern Gansu) from elevations between 3,300–4,500 m (10,800–14,800 ft), but there is now one record also from Bhutan. Notice, however, that earlier records outside China have turned out to be misidentifications.
Its natural habitats are subtropical high-altitude shrubland, grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Nanorana pleskei are relatively small frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about 32 mm (1.3 in) and females to 36 mm (1.4 in). Tadpoles are up to about 41 mm (1.6 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Nanorana pleskei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:16:43.370745+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nanorana pleskei Günther, 1896
- Name authority
- Günther, 1896
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Nanorana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyDicroglossidae Anderson, 1871
- subfamilyDicroglossinae Anderson, 1871
- genusNanorana Günther, 1896
- speciesNanorana pleskei Günther, 1896
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nanorana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nanorana arnoldi (Dubois, 1975) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana conaensis (Fei & Huang in Huang & Fei, 1981) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana feae (Boulenger, 1887) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana gammii (Anderson, 1871) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana kangxianensis (Yang, Wang, Hu & Jiang, 2011) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana mokokchungensis (Das & Chanda, 2000) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana polunini (Smith, 1951) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana quadranus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana taihangnica (Chen & Jiang, 2002) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana unculuanus (Liu, Hu & Yang, 1960) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana ventripunctata Fei & Huang, 1985 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nanorana vicina (Stoliczka, 1872) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nannorana pleskei Günther, 1896 Günther, 1896 | synonym |
| Montorana ahli Vogt, 1924 Vogt, 1924 | synonym |
| Rana pleskei (Günther, 1896) (Günther, 1896) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665089 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45N7J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.