Biology:Pelophylax lateralis
| Kokarit frog | |
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| Pelophylax lateralis, Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Subfamily: | Raninae
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| Species: | P. lateralis
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| Pelophylax lateralis (Boulenger, 1887)
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Rana lateralis Boulenger, 1887 | |
Pelophylax lateralis is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is commonly known as Kokarit frog, yellow frog or (ambiguously) wood frog.[2]
Placed in Rana when this was still loosely circumscribed, it was since assigned to the "water frog" genus Pelophylax. However, it is not clear whether this is the most appropriate treatment, and the Kokarit Frog might rather belong in Hylarana. The supposed species Rana nigrolineata was recently determined to be a junior synonym of "P." lateralis.[3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, moist shrubland, plantations, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, and seasonally flooded or irrigated agricultural land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[2]
Consumption
In parts of Cambodia north and east of the Mekong River, it is collected for human consumption in localities such as Snuol District, Kratie Province.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana lateralis (Boulenger, 1887)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Hylarana+lateralis. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 van Dijk et al. (2011)
- ↑ Stuart (2008), van Dijk et al. (2011)
- ↑ An Investigation into Frog Consumption and Trade in Cambodia
References
- Stuart, Bryan L. (2008): The phylogenetic problem of Huia (Amphibia: Ranidae). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 46(1): 49-60. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.09.016 PDF fulltext
Wikidata ☰ Q28042603 entry
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