Fejervarya triora

Fejervarya triora is a species of frogs belonging to the family Dicroglossidae. Its type locality is in Phu Chong-Na Yoi National Park, Ubon Ratchathani Province in the far east of Thailand. It is also known from Mukdahan National Park in Mukdahan Province, and also Pha Taem National Park, Ubon Ratchathani Province. So far, it is only known from eastern Thailand, although it is not unlikely that it occurs in adjacent Laos too.[3][4] It has been found in a range of forested habitats.[1]

Fejervarya triora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Fejervarya
Species:
F. triora
Binomial name
Fejervarya triora
Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006[2]

Description

Fejervarya triora is a robustly built frog, females having a body length of up to 60 mm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length (SVL).[2] The only known male measures 45 mm (1.8 in) SVL.[4] The warty upper parts are olive brown with green blotches, the underparts are greyish white. There is an orange spot on the lower half of the tympanum and yellow and black patterning on the legs. The iris is bronze-coloured. When compared to other Fejervarya species found in the region, F. triora can be distinguished from F. raja by its much smaller size and from both F. cancrivora and F. limnocharis by its broader head and the lack of distinct ridges along the back.[2]

The tadpole is mostly dark brown with a yellow line on the lower part of the tail and the front two thirds of the ventral fin pale.[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Fejervarya triora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136070A85158797.
  2. Stuart, Bryan L.; Chuaynkern, Yodchaiy; Chan-ard, Tanya & Inger, Robert F. (2006). "Three species of frogs and a new tadpole from eastern Thailand". Fieldiana Zoology. 111: 1–19. doi:10.3158/0015-0754(2006)187[1:TNSOFA]2.0.CO;2.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Fejervarya triora Stuart, Chuaynkern, Chan-ard, and Inger, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. Chuaynkern, Y.; Salangsingha, N.; Makshai, S.; Inthara, C. & Duengkae, P. (2009). "Fejervarya triora (Amphibia, Ranidae): first description of the adult male and recent distribution records". Alytes. 27 (1): 13–24.
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