Pulchrana baramica

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Pulchrana baramica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pulchrana
Species:
P. baramica
Binomial name
Pulchrana baramica
(Boettger, 1900)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rana baramicaBoettger, 1900
  • Hylarana baramica(Boettger, 1900)

Pulchrana baramica, the Baram River frog, brown marsh frog, or masked rough-sided frog, [2] is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, including the extreme south Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore, and in the Malay Archipelago, including Borneo (Brunei, Kalimantan, and East Malaysia), and the Indonesian islands Java, Sumatra, and Bangka Island. [1] [2] Its type locality is the Baram River in Sarawak, Malaysia, giving it one of its common names. [2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and swamps. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Stuebing, R.; Ming, L.; van Dijk, P.P.; Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.F. (2017). "Pulchrana baramica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T58558A113806128. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T58558A113806128.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Pulchrana baramica (Boettger, 1900)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 18 June 2020.