Rana warszewitschii

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Rana warszewitschii
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: R. warszewitschii
Binomial name
Rana warszewitschii (Schmidt, 1857)
Synonyms
Rana coeruleopunctata Steindachner, 1864 Ranula chrysoprasina Cope, 1866

Rana warszewitschii is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, plantations , rural gardens, urban areas, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

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