Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
It presumably breeds
in water by larval development.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 18 Unknown [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Rana scutigera
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Andersson,L.G. Notes
on the reptiles
and batrachians
in the Zoological Museum at Gothenburg with an account of some new
species. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskap och Vitter Hets-Samnalles
Hndlingar Sjatte Foljden (Series B
, 4) 17 (5) [ = Meddelanden fran
Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning, No. 9]: 1-41, 1916.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
This species is based on a single specimen that exhibits
characteristics
of Polypedates. Taylor (1962) came close to synonymising it
with P. leucomystax, but had no access
to the type
specimen
and tentatively retained it as a distinct
species.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Hylarana
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
H. albotuberculata (Cabalian Frog) · H. chalconota (Schlegel's Frog) · H. daemeli (Water Frog) · H. erythraea (Common Green Frog) · H. florensis (Floresian Frog) · H. guentheri (Gunther's Amoy Frog) · H. leptoglossa (Cope's Assam Frog) · H. nicobariensis (Cricket Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Andersson,L.G. Notes on the reptiles and batrachians in the Zoological Museum at Gothenburg with an account of some new species. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskap och Vitter Hets-Samnalles Hndlingar Sjatte Foljden (Series B, 4) 17 (5) [ = Meddelanden fran Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning, No. 9]: 1-41, 1916.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Taylor, E.H. 1962. The Amphibian Fauna of Thailand. University of Kansas Science Bulletin: 267-599.
Notes
Contributors
- Annemarie Ohler 2004. Hylarana scutigera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-775066
- IUCN ID: 215139
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4469481
Footnotes
- Annemarie Ohler 2004. Hylarana scutigera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
