Ingerana

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Ingerana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Occidozyginae
Genus: Ingerana
Dubois, 1987
Type species
Rana tenasserimensis
Sclater, 1892
Species

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Ingerana is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. [1] [2] Species of the genus are distributed in southeastern Asia, from Nepal, northeastern India, and southwestern China to Indochina, Borneo, and the Philippines. They are sometimes known commonly as the eastern frogs. [1]

Species

With the placement of Ingerana baluensis being enigmatic, [3] several species having been transferred to Limnonectes in 2013 ( Ingerana alpina , Ingerana liui , Ingerana medogensis , Ingerana xizangensis ), and one species being transferred to Minervarya in 2022 ( Ingerana charlesdarwini ), this genus is left the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ingerana Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Ingerana Dubois, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ceratobatrachidae Boulenger, 1884". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.