Odorrana morafkai

Odorrana morafkai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Odorrana
Species: O. morafkai
Binomial name
Odorrana morafkai
(Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Cuc, 2003)[2]
Synonyms

Huia morafkai (Bain et al., 2003
Rana morafkai Bain et al., 2003

Odorrana morafkai is a species of frog in the Ranidae family that is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]

This frog is highly unusual because it turns from its daytime green color to brown at night.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bain, R. (2004). "Odorrana morafkai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. Bain, Raoul H.; Lathrop, Amy.; Murphy, Robert W.; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Cuc, Ho Thu (2003). "Cryptic species of a cascade frog from Southeast Asia: taxonomic revisions and descriptions of six new species" (PDF). American Museum Novitates 3417: 1–60. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)417<0001:csoacf>2.0.co;2.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Odorrana morafkai (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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