Abavorana luctuosa

Abavorana luctuosa, also known as the Malaysian frog,[1] mahogany frog or purple frog, is a species of true frog. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia and southernmost Thailand) and in Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia).[1] It was formerly placed in the genus Hylarana.[2]

Abavorana luctuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Abavorana
Species:
A. luctuosa
Binomial name
Abavorana luctuosa
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)
  • Limnodytes luctuosus Peters, 1871
  • Rana decorata Mocquard, 1890
  • Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)

Abavorana luctuosa is a leaf-litter frog from lowland and submontane primary rainforests, including somewhat disturbed habitats. Adult frogs disperse widely through the forest and breed in rain pools.[1]

It is reddish to chocolate brown, bordered by a narrow cream dorsolateral line on each side, beginning at the tip of the snout to above the vent.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Abavorana luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125161167A114923921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T125161167A114923921.en. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  • Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1–13.
  • Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 144.
  • Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108


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