Rana rugosa

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 525 meters (0 to 1,722 feet).[1]

Ecology: It is widespread in artificial ponds , paddy fields , rivers , streams and wetlands. It breeds in these wetland habitats .[2]


List of Habitats: 1.4 Forest - Temperate 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) 15.2 Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha) 15.7 Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels )

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Rana (Rana) rugosa Schlegel 1838 • Rana rugosa Schlegel 1838 • Rana rugosa Temminck and Schlegel in Von Siebold, 1838

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Aug-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Rana

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 132 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

R. adenopleura (Olive Frog) · R. amurensis (Siberian Wood Frog) · R. andersonii (Yunnan Odorous Frog) · R. areolata (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata aesopus (Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata areolata (Southern Crawfish Frog) · R. areolata circulosa (Northern Crawfish Frog) · R. arfaki (Arfak Mountains Frog) · R. arvalis (Altai Brown Frog (Altai Mountains Populations)) · R. asiatica (Central Asiatic Frog) · R. asperata (Yangambi Butterbarbel) · R. aurantiaca (Golden Frog) · R. aurora (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora aurora (Northern Red-Legged Frog) · R. aurora draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. baramica (Baram River Frog) · R. bergeri (Italian Poolfrog) · R. berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog) · R. blairi (Plains Leopard Frog) · R. boylii (Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. boylii boylii (Foothill Yellow Legged Frog) · R. brownorum (Brown's Leopard Frog) · R. bwana (Rio Chipillico Frog) · R. camerani (Iranian Long-Legged Frog) · R. capito (Carolina Gopher Frog) · R. capito aesopus (Florida Gopher Frog) · R. capito capito (Carolina Gopher Frog) · R. capito sevosa (Dusky Gopher Frog) · R. cascadae (Cascades Frog) · R. catesbeiana (North American Bullfrog) · R. chalconota (Schlegel's Java Frog) · R. chapaensis (Chapa Frog) · R. chensinensis (Asiatic Grass Frog) · R. chiricahuensis (Chiricahua Leopard Frog) · R. clamitans (Bronze Frog) · R. clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) · R. clamitans melanota (Northern Green Frog) · R. cubitalis (Siam Frog) · R. daemeli (Australian Wood Frog) · R. dalmatina (Agile Frog) · R. draytonii (California Red-Legged Frog) · R. dunni (Patzcuaro Frog) · R. dybowskii (Dybowski's Frog) · R. emelijanovi (Imeinpo Station Frog) · R. esculenta (Edible Frog) · R. fasciata (Tanganyika Striped Grass Frog) · R. fisheri (Las Vegas Leopard Frog) · R. forreri (Forrer's Grass Frog) · R. galamensis (Galam White-Lipped Frog) · R. glandulosa (Sarawak Frog) · R. graeca (Greek Stream Frog) · R. grylio (Pig Frog) · R. heckscheri (River Frog) · R. hecksheri (River Frog) · R. hejiangensis (Hejiang Frog) · R. holsti (Holst's Frog) · R. holtzi (Taurus Frog) · R. hosii (Mount Dulit Frog) · R. iberica (Iberian Frog) · R. ishikawae (Ishikawa's Frog) · R. italica (Italian Stream Frog) · R. japonica (Japanese Brown Frog) · R. johnsi (John's Groove-Toed Frog) · R. juliani (Maya Mountains Frog) · R. latastei (Italian Agile Frog) · R. lessonae (Pool Frog) · R. livida (Green Cascade Frog) · R. luteiventris (Great Basin Spotted Frog) · R. macrocnemis (Iranian Long-Legged Frog) · R. macroglossa (Guatemala Plateau Frog) · R. maculata (Highland Frog) · R. magnaocularis (Northwest Mexico Leopard Frog) · R. malabarica (Fungoid Frog) · R. maosonensis (Mo-Son Frog) · R. melanomenta (Sulu Frog) · R. montezumae (Montezuma Leopard Frog) · R. muscosa (Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog) · R. narina (Ryukyu Island Frog) · R. neovolcanica (Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog) · R. nicobariensis (Nicobar Island Frog) · R. nigromaculata (Black-Spotted Pond Frog) · R. nigromaculata nigromaculata (Black-Spotted Pond Frog) · R. nigrovittata (Black-Striped Frog) · R. okaloosae (Florida Bog Frog) · R. okaloossae (Florida Bog Frog) · R. omiltemana (Guerreran Leopard Frog) · R. onca (Relict Leopard Frog) · R. ornativentris (Montane Brown Frog) · R. palmipes (Amazon River Frog) · R. palustris (Pickerel Frog) · R. perezi (Perez's Frog) · R. pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) · R. pipiens pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog) · R. pleuraden (Yunkwei Plateau Frog) · R. pretiosa (Oregon Spotted Frog) · R. pustulosa (Cascade Frog) · R. pyrenaica (Pyrenean Frog) · R. raniceps (Peters' Malaysian Frog) · R. ridibunda (European Green Frog) · R. rugosa (Wrinkled Frog)

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Further Reading

• Amphibia and reptiles, by Hans Gadow. 1909 London, Macmillan and co., limited, 1901. url p. 664.
• Amphibian species of the world: Additions and corrections / by William E. Duellman. Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1993. url p. 258, p. 273.
• Amphibians of western China. [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1950. url p. 315, p. 322, p. 399.
• Asiatic herpetological research. 7 1997 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url p. 45, p. 46.
• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url , p. 123, p. 124, p. 126, p. 127, p. 156, p. 334, p. 419, p. 554, p. 572, p. 94, p. 95, p. 96, p. 99.
• Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the. .. British Museum. London, 1882. url p. 35.
• Catalogue of the Batrachia salientia in the collection of the British Museum. By Dr. Albert Günther. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1858. url , p. 11.
• Experimental studies on Echinostoma revolutum (Froelich) a fluke from birds and mammals. Urbana, Ill., The University of Illinois, 1937 url p. 68.
• General embryological information service. Utrecht, Hubrecht Laboratory. url p. 12.
• Hawaiian Atyidae, Honolulu, Hawaii, The Museum, 1929. url p. 31.
• Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1817-1918. url p. 76.
• Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Oxford [etc.]Royal Microscopical Society. url p. 632.
• List of the Batrachia in the Indian museum / by W. L. Sclater. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1892. url , p. 11.
• On the structures and distribution of the genera of the arciferous Anura / by Edward D. Cope. [Philadelphia?: s.n., 1866?]. url p. 76.
• Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 434, p. 499, p. 530.
• Preliminary survey of the amphibians of the Riukiu Islands [by] Robert F. Inger. 32 1947 [Chicago]1947. url p. 309.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 494, p. 499.
• Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series. San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences. url p. 181, p. 189, p. 94.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 24, p. 26, p. 29.
• Special scientific report--wildlife / U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service, 1949- url p. 151, p. 187, p. 195.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 312, p. 414, p. 414.
• The University of Kansas science bulletin. 9 1915 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 20.
• The biology of the protozoa. Illus. with 223 engravings and 2 col. plates. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1933. url p. 379.
• The natural history review. Dublin: Hodges & Smith, 1854-1865. url p. 105.
• University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 15 1962 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 157, p. 160.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• Matsui, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Amphibian and Reptile Collection - Anura
• Carnegie Museums: Amphibians and Reptiles
• Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Herpetology Collection - Amphibian Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Chinese Institude of Biology - Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30512
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173459
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173459
• IUCN ID: 58706
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAABH01260
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 144928

Footnotes

1. Mean = 158.900 meters (521.325 feet), Standard Deviation = 333.110 based on 10 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Matsui, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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