Sumaterana

Sumaterana, commonly known as Sumatran cascade frogs, is a genus of true frogs in the family Ranidae endemic to the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Species inhabit fast-flowing streams found in primary or secondary forests.[1]

Sumaterana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Sumaterana
Arifin, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar, and Haas, 2018[1]

Species

Three species are described:

  • Sumaterana crassiovis (Boulenger, 1920)
  • Sumaterana dabulescens Arifin, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar, and Haas, 2018
  • Sumaterana montana Arifin, Smart, Hertwig, Smith, Iskandar, and Haas, 2018

References

  1. Arifin U, Smart U, Hertwig ST, Smith EN, Iskandar DT, and Haas A (2018). "Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of A Taxonomically Unstable Ranid from Sumatra, Indonesia, reveals A New Genus with Gastromyzophorous Tadpoles and Two New Species". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 1 (94): 163-193. doi:10.3897/zse.94.22120.


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