Spotted stream frog
| Spotted stream frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. picturata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana picturata (Boulenger, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana picturata Boulenger, 1920 | |
Hylarana picturata, also known as the spotted stream frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia) and possibly the Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
Hylarana picturata is a riparian species that inhabits lowland forests where they can be found along streams or small rivers. Males are usually heard calling from stream banks, within root tangles, rock overhangs or crevices or perched on low vegetation, rocks, logs or broken branches.
References
- 1 2 "Hylarana picturata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1-13
- Das, Jankowski, Makmor, and Haas, 2007, Mitt. Hamburg. Zool. Mus. Inst., 104: 159; Das, 2007, Amph. Rept. Brunei: 63
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