Sylvirana mortenseni

Sylvirana mortenseni
In Khao Yai National Park
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Rana mortenseni Boulenger, 1903
  • Hylarana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903)

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 has been recorded in evergreen forest on the lower slopes of the mountains, gallery forest, and heavily disturbed areas and forest edge habitats. It has been observed as high as 800 meters above sea level.[2] Clear-cutting of forests is a threat to it, although it appears to also inhabit disturbed areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ 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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