Guangdong frog

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Guangdong frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. macrodactyla
Binomial name
Hylarana macrodactyla
(Günther, 1858)
Synonyms[3]
  • Hylarana macrodactyla (Günther, 1858)
  • Rana trivittata (Hallowell, 1861)
  • Hylorana macrodactyla (Günther, 1864)
  • Hylorana subcoerulea (Cope, 1868)
  • Rana macrodactyla (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Rana (Hylorana) macrodactyla (Boulenger, 1882)
  • Rana (Limnodytes) macrodactyla (Bourret, 1927)
  • Rana (Hylarana) macrodactyla (Bourret, 1941)
  • Hylarana (Tenuirana) macrodactyla (Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990)
  • Hylarana macrodactyla (Song, Jang, Zou, and Shi, 2002)
  • Rana (Hylarana) macrodactyla (Ohler and Mallick, 2003)
  • Hylarana (Hylarana) macrodactyla (Fei, Hu, Ye, and Huang, 2009)

The Guangdong frog, brown grasspound frog, three-striped grass frog, long-toed frog, marbled slender frog, long-toed slender frog or stripe-backed frog (Hylarana macrodactyla) is a frog from China, Myanmar , Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia.[3][1]

This frog lives in tropical and subtropical forests that are not too wet and in some grasslands.[4]

The name "macrodactyla" means "with big fingers," or "long-toed."

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Guangdong Frog: Hylarana macrodactyla". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Guangdong Frog: Hylarana macrodactyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T58652A63858375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T58652A63858375.en. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hylarana macrodactyla (Günther, 1858)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. "Guangdong grass frog". Thai National Parks. Retrieved December 14, 2020.