Hylarana parvaccola

Hylarana parvaccola
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species: H. parvaccola
Binomial name
Hylarana parvaccola
(Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)
Synonyms

Rana parvaccola
Inger, Stuart, & Iskandar, 2009[1]

Hylarana parvaccola is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is endemic to West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was split off from Hylarana chalconota in 2009 by Robert Inger and colleagues,[2] along with a number of other species.[1]

Description

Hylarana parvaccola are relatively small frogs: adult males measure 28–38 mm (1.1–1.5 in) and females 38–43 mm (1.5–1.7 in) in snout–vent length. Body is slender and legs are long.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Inger, R. F., B. L. Stuart, and D. T. Iskandar (2009). "Systematics of a widespread Southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 155: 123–147. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00440.x.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylarana parvaccola (Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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