Sylvirana mortenseni
Sylvirana mortenseni is a species of true frog. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.[2] The specific name mortenseni honours Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen, the Danish zoologist who collected the holotype[3] from the island of Koh Chang.[2] Common names Mortensen's frog and Koh Chang Island frog have been proposed for it.[2]
| Sylvirana mortenseni | |
|---|---|
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| In Khao Yai National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Sylvirana |
| Species: | S. mortenseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvirana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Sylvirana mortenseni has been recorded in evergreen forest on the lower slopes of the mountains, gallery forest, and heavily disturbed areas and forest edge habitats. Clear-cutting of forests is a threat to it, although it appears to also inhabit disturbed areas.[1]
References
- Peter Paul van Dijk & Steven Swan (2004). "Sylvirana mortenseni (errata version published in 2016)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58674A89368977. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Sylvirana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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