Hylarana garoensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. garoensis
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| Hylarana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920)
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Hylarana garoensis, commonly known as Boulenger's Garo hill frog, Daniel's frog, Swift cascade frog, Garo's hill frog or the Mawphlang frog, is a accepted species of frog in the family Ranidae. H. garoensis' natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers; it is found in India and possibly Bangladesh.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]
This frog measures 32 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gray-brown and that of the ventrum is nearly white . It has a long head and pointed snout. Its front legs are longer than the front legs of most frogs this size. It has webbed skin on its hind feet but none on its front feet, which also have discs.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Garo Hills Frog: Hylarana garoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T58601A166104712. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58601A166104712.en. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. ""Hylarana" garoensis (Boulenger, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Rupi Mudan (July 20, 2012). "Hylarana garoensis". AmphibiaWeb. Amphibiaweb. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
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