Humerana miopus

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Humerana miopus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Humerana
Species:
H. miopus
Binomial name
Humerana miopus
(Boulenger, 1918) [2]
Synonyms

Rana miopusBoulenger, 1918

Humerana miopus, also known as the Khao Wang frog or three-striped frog, is a frog that was identified in 1918. This species is known from southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, and it is locally common. [1]

Its dorsal colour is greyish-brown to orange-red above; the dorsolateral folds lighter. Diagonal lines on the back blackish; upper lip white; limbs with more or less distinct dark cross-bars; back of thighs marbled black and grey.

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References

  1. 1 2 Yodchaiy Chuaynkern; Norsham Yaakob; Jeet Sukumaran (2004). "Humerana miopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Humerana miopus (Boulenger, 1918)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 March 2013.