Sylvirana faber

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Sylvirana faber
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Sylvirana
Species:
S. faber
Binomial name
Sylvirana faber
(Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002)
Synonyms
  • Hylarana faber (Ohler, Swan & Daltry, 2002)
  • Rana faberOhler, Swan & Daltry, 2002

Sylvirana faber is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Cambodia and possibly Thailand.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

The adult frog measures 59.4 mm in snout-vent length. The head is long and narrow. There are eight vomerine teeth in the jaw. [2]

The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color and the flanks and tympanum are dark brown. There are dark brown stripes on the hind legs. The ventrum is white and the inner surfaces of the legs are pink. There are climbing disks on the toes. [2]

Scientists consider this frog a sister taxon to Rana nigrovittata and Rana mortenseni. [3]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Sylvirana faber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T58597A87281444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58597A87281444.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Raul E. Diaz (June 4, 2006). "Sylvirana faber". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. "Sylvirana faber (Sheridan and Stuart, 2002)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 29, 2021.