Rana chensinensis

The Asiatic grass frog or Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, found in China and Mongolia.^[3]

Asiatic grass frog
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Rana
Species:	R. chensinensis
Binomial name
Rana chensinensis David, 1875[2]

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

This frog is noted in Chinese agriculture for its strong preying performance on pests. A study conducted in Qingyuan County during the years 1982 and 1983 found that breeding the frogs decreased both the use of pesticides and the pollution in the environment.^[4]

Within China, fatty tissue close to the frog's fallopian tubes are used to make Hasma, a dessert ingredient and traditional medicine.^[5]