Rana brownorum
| Rana brownorum | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | R. brownorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rana brownorum Sanders, 1973 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana brownorum[2][3] is a species of frog native to southern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca east through the Yucatan Peninsula and the uplands of Chiapas to Nicaragua. Its distinction from Rana berlandieri has been questioned but molecular data now support the conclusion that it is a separate species.[3]
References
- ↑ Sanders, O. (1973). "A new leopard frog (Rana berlandieri brownorum) from southern Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 87–92. doi:10.2307/1563205. JSTOR 1563205.
- ↑ David M. Hillis (2007). "Constraints in naming parts of the Tree of Life" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42 (2): 331–338. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.001. PMID 16997582.
- 1 2 David M. Hillis & Thomas P. Wilcox (2005). "Phylogeny of the New World true frogs (Rana)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34 (2): 299–314. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.007. PMID 15619443.
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