Hylarana megalonesa

Hylarana megalonesa
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Subfamily: Raninae
Genus: Hylarana
Species: H. megalonesa
Binomial name
Hylarana megalonesa
(Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)
Synonyms

Rana megalonesa
Inger, Stuart, & Iskandar, 2009[1]

Hylarana megalonesa is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is endemic to western and northern Borneo (Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia), but its range likely extends into adjacent Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was split off from Hylarana chalconota in 2009 by Robert Inger and colleagues,[2] along with a number of other species.[1]

Description

Hylarana megalonesa are moderately large-sized frogs: adult males measure 33–48 mm (1.3–1.9 in) and females 45–66 mm (1.8–2.6 in) in snout–vent length. Body is moderately slender and legs are long. Dorsum is weakly granular.[1] Colouration is mostly green. The snout is long and pointed. Finger and toe tips have adhesive disks. It is very similar to Hylarana raniceps in colouration and general body shape but is clearly bigger in size.[3]

Habitat

Hylarana megalonesa breeds in ponds, intermittent streams, and quiet side pools of streams. Because of its relatively recent recognition as a separate species, relatively little is known about it.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Inger, R. F., B. L. Stuart, and D. T. Iskandar (2009). "Systematics of a widespread Southeast Asian frog, Rana chalconota (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 155: 123–147. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00440.x.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hylarana megalonesa (Inger, Stuart, and Iskandar, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Haas, A., Hertwig, S.T., Das, I. (2014). "Hylarana megalonesa Large White-Lipped Frog". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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