Hylarana sreeni
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. sreeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana sreeni (Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014) | |
Hylarana sreeni, also known as Sreeni's golden-backed frog, is a species of frog in the Ranidae family found in Southern Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Kerala[1] and Tamil Nadu, India, at elevations of 100 to 1500 meters.
References
- Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014 : DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contributions to Zoology, 83:315 (PDF).
- Holotype: BNHS 5869, by original designation. Type locality: "Siruvani, Kuddam, Palakkad dist., Kerala state, India".
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- Amphibian Species of the World: Hylarana sreeni Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Seneviranthne, and Meegaskumbura, 2014
- AmphibiaWeb: Hylarana sreeni
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