Papurana volkerjane

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Papurana volkerjane
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Papurana
Species:
P. volkerjane
Binomial name
Papuarana volkerjane
(Günther, 2003)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana (Papurana) volkerjane (Günther, 2003,)
  • Sylvirana volkerjane (Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006)
  • Hylarana volkerjane (Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007)
  • Papurana volkerjane (Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010)

The Papurana volkerjane is a frog from Indonesia and New Guinea. Scientists saw it in the Wondiwoi Mountains between 250 and 700 meters above sea level. They also saw it in the Bewani Mountains and Torricelli Mountains.[2][3]

Scientists say this frog looks like Rana aurata.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Papurana volkerjane". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T58748A152556279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58748A152556279.en. S2CID 242791613. Retrieved January 4, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Papurana volkerjane (Günther, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. "Papurana volkerjane". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved January 4, 2021.