Hylarana guentheri
| Günther's Frog | |
|---|---|
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| Adult in Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong | |
| Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana guentheri (Boulenger, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana elegans Boulenger, 1882 | |
Günther's frog (Hylarana guentheri) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Rana. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia and Laos. An introduced population is found on Guam. An alternate common name is Günther's amoy frog, and the honorific is often spelled "Guenther's" or (incorrectly) "Gunther's".
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, irrigated land, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Günther's frog is a medium to large-sized frog that may grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in snout-vent length.[2]
References
- ↑ Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao, Geng Baorong, Gu Huiqing, Shi Haitao, Peter Paul van Dijk & Nguyen Quang Truong (2009). "Hylarana guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Lue, Kuang-Yang. "Hylarana guentheri". BiotaTaiwanica. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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