Hylarana sreeni

Hylarana sreeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Ranidae
Genus:Hylarana
Species: H. sreeni
Binomial name
Hylarana sreeni
(Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014)

Hylarana sreeni, also known as Sreeni's golden-backed frog, is a species of frogs in the family Ranidae found in Southern Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Kerala[1] and Tamil Nadu, India, at elevations of 100 to 1500 meters.

References

  • Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne & Meegaskumbura, 2014 : DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot, with the description of seven new species. Contributions to Zoology, 83:315 (PDF).
    Holotype: BNHS 5869, by original designation. Type locality: "Siruvani, Kuddam, Palakkad dist., Kerala state, India".


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