Nanorana parkeri
Nanorana parkeri is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Tibet and in Nepal, but it is expected to be found also in Bhutan and parts of India. It is the second amphibian, and the first Neobatrachian, to have its whole genome published.Description
Nanorana parkeri are medium-sized frogs: males grow to a snout–vent length of about and females to. Tadpoles are up to about in length.Genome
The genome is about 2.3 Gb in size, encoding more than 20,000 protein-coding genes.This very common frog is found on high-altitude grasslands, forests, shrubs, lakes, ponds, marshes, streams and rivers in the Tibetan Plateau at elevations of asl. It an explosive breeder in streams and marshes. There are no known major threats.
