Papurana florensis

Papurana florensis is a species of true frog. It is native to the islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, and Flores in Indonesia.[1][2] Common names Floresian frog[1] and Flores frog have been coined for it.[2]

Floresian frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Papurana
Species:
P. florensis
Binomial name
Papurana florensis
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana florensis Boulenger, 1897
  • Hylarana florensis (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Sylvirana florensis (Boulenger, 1897)

Taxonomy

Based on molecular data, the previously very diverse genus Hylarana was split in several genera, many of them previously treated as subgenera, in 2015. Molecular data from Papurana florensis was not included in the study, and therefore its placement in Papurana is provisional, pending more morphological and molecular data.[2][3]

Habitat and conservation

Papurana florensis is a lowland species that lives in wet areas of lowland dry forests and savannas, e.g., in marshes and streams. It is an uncommon species. Threats to it are unknown, as is its presence in protected areas.[1]

References
  1. Djoko Iskandar; Mumpuni (2004). "Papurana florensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58598A11796282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58598A11796282.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Papurana florensis (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. Oliver, Lauren A.; Prendini, Elizabeth; Kraus, Fred & Raxworthy, Christopher J. (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 90: 176–192. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001. PMID 25987527.


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