Nanorana blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
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 blanfordii (common names: Blanford's frog, Blanford's paa frog, Blanford's spiny frog, Blanford's hill frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northeastern India, southern Tibet (China), and eastern Nepal, and likely in the adjacent western Bhutan. The specific name blanfordii honours William Thomas Blandford, a British geologist and zoologist.
Wikipedia contributors, Nanorana blanfordii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:16:43.369745+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nanorana blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- 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 blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882)
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 |
|---|---|
| Paa yadongensis (Wu in Sichuan Institute of Biology Herpetology Department, 1977) (Wu in Sichuan Institute of Biology Herpetology Department, 1977) | synonym |
| Rana yadongensis Wu in Sichuan Institute of Biology Herpetology Department, 1977 Wu in Sichuan Institute of Biology Herpetology Department, 1977 | synonym |
| Nanorana blandfordii (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | synonym |
| Paa blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | synonym |
| Rana blanfordii Boulenger, 1882 Boulenger, 1882 | synonym |
| Chaparana blanfordii (Boulenger, 1882) (Boulenger, 1882) | 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=774144 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:6S4LH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.