Sylvirana mortenseni
Sylvirana mortenseni is a species of true frog. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.[2] The specific name mortenseni honours Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, the Danish zoologist who collected the holotype[3] from the island of Koh Chang.[2] Common names Mortensen's frog and Koh Chang Island frog have been proposed for it.[2]
Sylvirana mortenseni | |
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In Khao Yai National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranidae |
Genus: | Sylvirana |
Species: | S. mortenseni |
Binomial name | |
Sylvirana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Sylvirana mortenseni has been recorded in evergreen forest on the lower slopes of the mountains, gallery forest, and heavily disturbed areas and forest edge habitats. Clear-cutting of forests is a threat to it, although it appears to also inhabit disturbed areas.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Sylvirana mortenseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T58674A129079467. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Sylvirana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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