Pelophylax terentievi, commonly known as Terentjev's frog or Central Asian pond frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Xinjiang, China and Tajikistan,[2] and possibly in Afghanistan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Pelophylax |
| Species: | P. terentievi
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| Pelophylax terentievi (Mezhzherin, 1992)
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Its natural habitats are swamps and hot deserts. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]
Description
editPelophylax terentievi have complex layers of tubular bones where dark rings are present. Dark rings are due to growth stunts during periods of inadequate nutrition or hibernation.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sergius Kuzmin, Natalia Ananjeva, Nikolai Orlov (2004). "Pelophylax terentievi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58736A11834812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58736A11834812.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Pelophylax terentievi (Mezhzherin, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Kidov, A. A.; Ivolga, R. A.; Kondratova, T. E.; Ivanov, A. A. (2023). "Age, Growth, and Fertility in Terentiev's Frog (Pelophylax terentievi, Amphibia, Ranidae)". Biology Bulletin. 50 (8). Pleiades Publishing Ltd. doi:10.1134/s1062359023080125. ISSN 1062-3590.
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