Rio Chipillico frog | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Lithobates |
Species: | L. bwana |
Binomial name | |
Lithobates bwana (Hillis & de Sa, 1988) | |
Synonyms | |
Rana bwanaHillis and de Sá, 1988 |
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