Hylarana luctuosa

Hylarana luctuosa, also known as the Malaysian frog, mahogany frog or purple frog, is a species of true frog. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia and southernmost Thailand) and in Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia).[1][2]

Purple frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. luctuosa
Binomial name
Hylarana luctuosa
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms

Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)
Rana decorata Mocquard, 1890

Hylarana luctuosa is a leaf-litter frog from lowland and submontane primary rainforests, including somewhat disturbed habitats. Adult frogs disperse widely through the forest and breed in rain pools.[1]

It is reddish to chocolate brown, bordered by a narrow cream dorsolateral line on each side, beginning at the tip of the snout to above the vent.

References
  1. van Dijk, P.P.; Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.; Yaakob, N. & Chuaynkern, Y. (2004). "Hylarana luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  • Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1-13.
  • Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 144.
  • Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108


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