Hylarana glandulosa

Hylarana glandulosa, commonly known as the rough-sided frog or the glandular frog, is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, freshwater marshes, caves, and plantations. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Rough-sided frog
Hylarana glandulosa from the Thale Ban National Park, Satun Province, Southern Thailand

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. glandulosa
Binomial name
Hylarana glandulosa
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882
  • Pulchrana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)

In Thailand, it is called h̄mā n̂ảm (Thai: หมาน้ำ; literally: water dog) because its call sounds like a barking puppy.[3]

References

  1. Peter Paul van Dijk; Djoko Iskandar; Robert Inger (2004). "Hylarana glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. "ชม ทะเลบัน ดินแดนดงดิบอันน่าทึ่ง" (in Thai). kapook. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2016.


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