Allopaa Explained

Allopaa is a small genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. Their distribution is restricted to Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. The phylogenetic placement of this genus has not been addressed with molecular methods and remains uncertain.^[1]

Species

There are only two recognized species in the genus Allopaa:^[1]

• Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989)
• Allopaa hazarensis (Dubois and Khan, 1979)

Allopaa barmoachensis might be a synonym of Allopaa hazarensis.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allopaa Ohler and Dubois, 2006 . Frost, Darrel R. . 2013 . Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference . American Museum of Natural History . 17 January 2014.
2. Web site: Allopaa barmoachensis (Khan and Tasnim, 1989) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2013 . Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference . American Museum of Natural History . 17 January 2014.