Hylarana macrodactyla

Hylarana macrodactyla is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is also known as the Guangdong frog, three-striped grass frog and the marbled slender frog.

"Guangdong frog" redirects here. For the narrow-mouthed frog, see Guangdong rice frog.

Guangdong frog
Hylarana macrodactyla - Phu Kradueng National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. macrodactyla
Binomial name
Hylarana macrodactyla
Günther, 1858
Synonyms
  • Rana trivittata Hallowell, 1861
  • Hylorana macrodactyla — Günther, 1864
  • Hylorana subcoerulea Cope, 1868
  • Rana macrodactyla — Boulenger, 1882
  • Rana (Hylorana) macrodactyla — Boulenger In Mason, 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

It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss, depending on the wetland to sustain their populations during the adverse conditions in dry season.

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References
  • Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 3,
  • Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108
  • van Dijk, P.P., Bain. R., Lau, M.W.N., Zhigang, Y. & Haitao, S. 2004. . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007 and re-visited on 28 December 2009.


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