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Pulchrana picturata

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Spotted stream frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. picturata
Binomial name
Hylarana picturata
(Boulenger, 1920)
Synonyms

Rana picturata Boulenger, 1920

Hylarana picturata, also known as the spotted stream frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia), Sumatra (Indonesia) and possibly the Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Hylarana picturata is a riparian species that inhabits lowland forests where they can be found along streams or small rivers. Males are usually heard calling from stream banks, within root tangles, rock overhangs or crevices or perched on low vegetation, rocks, logs or broken branches.

References

  • Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1-13
  • Das, Jankowski, Makmor, and Haas, 2007, Mitt. Hamburg. Zool. Mus. Inst., 104: 159; Das, 2007, Amph. Rept. Brunei: 63