Rana shini Ahl, 1930 Paa shini (Ahl, 1930) Quasipaa shini (common names: spiny-flanked frog, Chinese paa frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.

It is endemic to southern central China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, and Chongqing).

[2] Its natural habitats are rivers in subtropical moist lowland forests and montane forest at elevations of 510–1,500 m (1,670–4,920 ft) asl.

It is threatened by over-collecting for human consumption and by habitat loss.

[3] Its specific name shini ("of Shin" in Latin) honours the biology professor Sin Shu-szi [zh] (Chinese: 辛树帜; pinyin: Xīn Shùzhì).