Fejervarya iskandari

Fejervarya iskandari is a species of frog that is endemic to Java, Indonesia.[2] It is named in honor of Djoko Iskandar, an Indonesian herpetologist.[3] It has been recorded in Bandung and Sukabumi, West Java.

Fejervarya iskandari

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Fejervarya
Species:
F. iskandari
Binomial name
Fejervarya iskandari
Veith, Kosuch, Ohler & Dubois, 2001

Male Fejervarya iskandari have a moderately stout body and measure 40–43 mm (1.6–1.7 in) in snout–vent length.[3] It is a locally common species living on paddy fields where it also breeds. It is not considered threatened.[1]

References

  1. Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni (2004). "Fejervarya iskandari". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58272A11746821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58272A11746821.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Fejervarya iskandari Veith, Kosuch, Ohler, and Dubois, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. Veith, M.; J. Kosuch; A. Ohler; A. Dubois (2001). "Systematics of Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) and related species. 2. Morphological and molecular variation in frogs from the Greater Sunda Islands (Sumatra, Java, Borneo) with the definition of two species". Alytes. 19: 5–28.


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