Hylarana luzonensis

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Hylarana luzonensis

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	"Amphibia" (wide sense)
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Hylarana
Species:	H. luzonensis
Binomial name
*Hylarana luzonensis* (Boulenger, 1896)
Synonyms
Rana guerreroi Taylor, 1920 Rana luzonensis Boulenger, 1896 Rana merilli Taylor, 1922 Rana tafti Taylor, 1922 Hydrophylax luzonensis (Boulenger, 1896) Sanguirana luzonensis (Boulenger, 1896)

Hylarana luzonensis (sometimes known as the Luzon frog) is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Dolino, C., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Paguntalan, L., Pedregosa, M., Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. (2004). "Hylarana luzonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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