Biology:Hylarana eschatia

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Hylarana eschatia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. eschatia
Binomial name
Hylarana eschatia
(Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)
Synonyms

Rana eschatia
Inger, Stuart, & Iskandar, 2009[1]

Hylarana eschatia is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is found in southern and peninsular Thailand, but is likely to be more widespread. It was split off from Hylarana chalconota in 2009 by Robert Inger and colleagues,[2] along with a number of other species.[1]

Description

Hylarana eschatia are moderate-sized frogs: adult males measure 31–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females 43–57 mm (1.7–2.2 in) in snout–vent length. Body is slender and legs are long.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Inger, R. F., B. L. Stuart, and D. T. Iskandar (2009). "Systematics of a widespread Southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 155: 123–147. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00440.x. http://www.sith.itb.ac.id/profile/djoko/Ingerchalconota2009.pdf. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylarana eschatia (Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Hylarana/Hylarana-eschatia. Retrieved 6 February 2015. 

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