Biology:Papurana
| Papurana | |
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| Papurana waliesa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Papurana |
| Type species | |
| Rana papua Lesson, 1830
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Papurana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranidae, "true frogs".[1][2] They are known from Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia .[1][3] Papurana daemeli is the only ranid frog found in Australia.[4]
Taxonomy
Papurana was originally introduced as a subgenus of Rana. It was often included in the then-diverse genus Hylarana, until Oliver and colleagues revised the genus in 2015, delimiting Hylarana more narrowly and elevating Papurana to genus rank.[1][3]
Description
The unique combination of characteristics that can distinguish Papurana are: presence of a postocular eye mask, robust body shape, posterior of thighs having strong vermiculations, and dorsolateral folds being either absent or thin, with asperities. The dorsum is evenly shagreened to warty and may carry spicules. The body size is from medium to very large with males having paired, external vocal sac.[3]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Papurana:[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Papurana Dubois, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330235123/https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Papurana.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ranidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Ranidae.shtml.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oliver, Lauren A.; Prendini, Elizabeth; Kraus, Fred; Raxworthy, Christopher J. (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 90: 176–192. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001. PMID 25987527.
- ↑ Ingram, Glen J. (1993). "Family Ranidae". Fauna of Australia. 2A Amphibia and Reptilia. AGPS Canberra. https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/dc11235d-8b3b-43f7-b991-8429f477a1d4/files/10-fauna-2a-amphibia-ranidae.pdf. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q20722216 entry
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