Guangdong frog

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]

Guangdong frog
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Conservation status
Scientific classification e
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)

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Guangdong Frog: Hylarana macrodactyla". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. Peter Paul van Dijk; Raoul Bain; Michael Wai Neng Lau; Yuan Zhigang; Shi Haitao (2020). "Hylarana macrodactyla". 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T58652A11820658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58652A11820658.en. Retrieved December 14, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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.