Pulchrana melanomenta

Pulchrana melanomenta is a species of "true frog" in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines.[1][2] It occurs in undisturbed and disturbed streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. Breeding probably takes place in streams. It is potentially threatened by deforestation (logging) and by habitat conversion to agriculture, expanding human settlements, and nickel mining.[1]

Pulchrana melanomenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pulchrana
Species:
P. melanomenta
Binomial name
Pulchrana melanomenta
(Taylor, 1920)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana melanomenta Taylor, 1920
  • Hylarana melanomenta (Taylor, 1920)

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pulchrana melanomenta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T19242A114799546. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pulchrana melanomenta (Taylor, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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