Biology:Pulchrana moellendorffi

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Pulchrana moellendorffi
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pulchrana
Species:
P. moellendorffi
Binomial name
Pulchrana moellendorffi
(Boettger, 1893)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana moellendorffi Boettger, 1893
  • Hylarana moellendorffi (Boettger, 1893)

Pulchrana moellendorffi, also known as the Culion frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Palawan Island group of the Philippines .[1][2] It inhabits streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Pulchrana moellendorffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58669A113811409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58669A113811409.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58669/113811409. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Pulchrana moellendorffi (Boettger, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 (American Museum of Natural History). doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Pulchrana/Pulchrana-moellendorffi. Retrieved 3 April 2021. 

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