Papurana

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Papurana
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Papurana waliesa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Papurana
Dubois  [ fr ], 1992
Type species
Rana papua
Lesson, 1830
Synonyms [1]
  • TyleranaDubois, 1992

Papurana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranidae, "true frogs". [1] [2] They are known from Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. [1] [3] Papurana daemeli is the only ranid frog found in Australia. [4]

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Taxonomy

Papurana was originally introduced as a subgenus of Rana . It was often included in the then-diverse genus Hylarana , until Oliver and colleagues revised the genus in 2015, delimiting Hylarana more narrowly and elevating Papurana to genus rank. [1] [3]

Description

The unique combination of characteristics that can distinguish Papurana are: presence of a postocular eye mask, robust body shape, posterior of thighs having strong vermiculations, and dorsolateral folds being either absent or thin, with asperities. The dorsum is evenly shagreened to warty and may carry spicules. The body size is from medium to very large with males having paired, external vocal sac. [3]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Papurana: [1] [2]

Papurana florensis Hylarana florensis.jpeg
Papurana florensis

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<i>Papurana florensis</i> Species of Amphibia

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<i>Abavorana</i> Genus of frogs

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References

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  4. Ingram, Glen J. (1993). "Family Ranidae" (PDF). In C. G. Glasby; G. J. B. Ross; P. L. Beesley (eds.). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 2A Amphibia and Reptilia. AGPS Canberra. Retrieved 21 January 2018.