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Rana glandulosa Boulenger 1892

Description

Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1892

(Fig. 3 b)

Material examined. One specimen, photographed, vicinity of Lubuksao, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. ca. 400 m.

Taxonomic comments. The specimen was of large size with very conspicuous flat glandular warts on back and dark brown coloration on back with dens greyish fleckings as described by Taylor (1962). Distribution on Sumatra. The species is known from the provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau and Sumatera Selakan.

Biology. A single specimen was found in August; it was active at night after a rain shower on a path in disturbed primary forest.

Notes

Published as part of Teynié, Alexandre, David, Patrick & Ohler, Annemarie, 2010, Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 2416 on page 12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194395

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Boulenger
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Anura
Family
Ranidae
Genus
Rana
Species
glandulosa
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1892 sec. Teynié, David & Ohler, 2010

References

  • Taylor, E. H. (1962) The amphibian fauna of Thailand. University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 63, 265 - 599.