Pulchrana laterimaculata

Pulchrana laterimaculata, also known as the side-spotted swamp frog, is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula from the southernmost Thailand through Malaysia to Singapore, in Sarawak in Borneo, and on the Natuna Besar island in the Indonesian part of the South China Sea.[1][2]

Pulchrana laterimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pulchrana
Species:
P. laterimaculata
Binomial name
Pulchrana laterimaculata
(Barbour and Noble, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rana laterimaculata Barbour and Noble, 1916
  • Hylarana laterimaculata (Barbour and Noble, 1916)

Pulchrana laterimaculata inhabits lowland freshwater and peat swamp forests. Males call from leaf-litter on the forest floor or perched on low vegetation, less than one metre above ground. While it is locally abundant in suitable habitat and can occur in disturbed habitats adjacent to good stands of intact forest, it can locally suffer from habitat loss. It is believed to be present in several protected areas.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2017) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Pulchrana laterimaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T58639A113808302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T58639A113808302.en. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Pulchrana laterimaculata (Barbour and Noble, 1916)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 4 April 2021.


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