| Purple frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. luctuosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) |
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Hylarana luctuosa, also known as the mahogany frog or purple frog, is a species of true frog. It is reddish to chocolate brown, bordered by a narrow cream dorsolateral line on each side, beginning at the tip of the snout to above the vent.