''Amolops himalayanus'' (Himalaya sucker frog, Himalaya cascade frog, or Himalaya frog) is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

found in northeastern

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and

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

. Whether this species is distinct from '' Amolops formosus'' is still debated. For example, the most recent

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assessment (2004) treated ''Amolops himalayanus'' as a synonym of '' Amolops formosus''.

References

himalayanus Amphibians of Nepal Frogs of India Amphibians described in 1888 {{Ranidae-stub