Hylarana luctuosa
| Purple frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. luctuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) | |
Hylarana luctuosa, also known as the Malaysian frog, mahogany frog or purple frog, is a species of true frog. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia and southernmost Thailand) and in Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia).[1][2]
Hylarana luctuosa is a leaf-litter frog from lowland and submontane primary rainforests, including somewhat disturbed habitats. Adult frogs disperse widely through the forest and breed in rain pools.[1]
It is reddish to chocolate brown, bordered by a narrow cream dorsolateral line on each side, beginning at the tip of the snout to above the vent.
References
- 1 2 3 van Dijk, P.P., Iskandar, D., Inger, R., Yaakob, N. & Chuaynkern, Y. (2004). "Hylarana luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1-13.
- Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 144.
- Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108
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