Hylarana luzonensis

"Luzon frog" redirects here. For other uses, see Luzon frog (disambiguation).
Hylarana luzonensis
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
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. ↑ 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.