Nanorana parkeri (common names: High Himalaya frog, Xizang Plateau frog, Parker's slow frog, mountain slow frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Tibet (China) 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 44 mm and females to 48 mm. Tadpoles are up to about 51 mm in length.

Genome

The genome is about 2.3 Gb in size, encoding more than 20,000 protein-coding genes.

Online Model Organism Database

xenbase provides limited support (BLAST, JBrowse tracks, genome download) for Nanorana parkeri.

Habitat and conservation

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 2850 - 5000 m above sea level. It an explosive breeder in streams and marshes. There are no known major threats.