Sylvirana mortenseni

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Sylvirana mortenseni
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In Khao Yai National Park
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Sylvirana
Species:
S. mortenseni
Binomial name
Sylvirana mortenseni
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms [2]
  • Rana mortenseniBoulenger, 1903
  • Hylarana mortenseni(Boulenger, 1903)

Sylvirana mortenseni is a species of true frog. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. [2] The specific name mortenseni honours Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, the Danish zoologist who collected the holotype [3] from the island of Koh Chang. [2] Common names Mortensen's frog and Koh Chang Island frog have been proposed for it. [2]

Sylvirana mortenseni has been recorded in evergreen forest on the lower slopes of the mountains, gallery forest, and heavily disturbed areas and forest edge habitats. Clear-cutting of forests is a threat to it, although it appears to also inhabit disturbed areas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Sylvirana mortenseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T58674A129079467. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Sylvirana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 148. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.