Sylvirana roberti
The Tenaserim dark-side frog or Robert's dark-side frog (Sylvirana roberti) is a frog from southern Myanmar. Scientists think it may also live in Thailand.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Sylvirana |
| Species: | S. roberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Sylvirana roberti (Sheridan and Stuart, 2018)
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Scientists think this frog is related to Sylvirana nigrovittata and Sylvirana malayana.[1]
The adult male frog is 41.6–45.4 mm long from nose to rear end and scientists say one female frog was 49.2 mm long. This frog is brown in color. It has a dark stripe down each side of its body. The stripe goes all the way from its nose to where its back legs meet its body. There are spots on the front legs and stripes on the back legs. The iris of the eye is gold brown on top and darker brown on the bottom.[3]
This frog has vomerine teeth in its jaw. It has disks on its toes for climbing. It has strong front and back legs. This frog does not have a pineal gland. It has a large humeral gland.[3]
The scientists who wrote the first paper about this frog named it after their teacher, Dr. Robert F. Inger. Dr. Inger worked as Curator Emeritus of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Field Museum of Natural History.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sylvirana roberti (Sheridan and Stuart, 2018)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Sylvirana roberti". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jennifer A. Sheridan; Brian L. Stuart (March 14, 2018). "Hidden species diversity in Sylvirana nigrovittata (Amphibia: Ranidae) highlights the importance of taxonomic revisions in biodiversity conservation". PLOS ONE (Full text). 13 (3): e0192766. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0192766. PMC 5851555. PMID 29538432.