Hylarana macrodactyla

Hylarana macrodactyla is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is also known as the Guangdong frog, three-striped grass frog and the marbled slender frog.

Guangdong frog
Hylarana macrodactyla - Phu Kradueng National Park
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Hylarana
Species:	H. macrodactyla
Binomial name
Hylarana macrodactyla Günther, 1858
Synonyms
Rana trivittata Hallowell, 1861 Hylorana macrodactyla — Günther, 1864 Hylorana subcoerulea Cope, 1868 Rana macrodactyla — Boulenger, 1882 Rana (Hylorana) macrodactyla — Boulenger In Mason, 1882 Rana (Limnodytes) macrodactyla — Bourret, 1927 Rana (Hylarana) macrodactyla — Bourret, 1941 Hylarana (Tenuirana) macrodactyla — Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 Hylarana macrodactyla — Song, Jang, Zou, and Shi, 2002 Rana (Hylarana) macrodactyla — Ohler and Mallick, 2003

It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, ponds, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss, depending on the wetland to sustain their populations during the adverse conditions in dry season.

Photos

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  Hylarana macrodactyla - Phu Kradueng National Park
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References

• Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 3,
• Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108
• van Dijk, P.P., Bain. R., Lau, M.W.N., Zhigang, Y. & Haitao, S. 2004. . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007 and re-visited on 28 December 2009.

External links

• Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - Hylarana macrodactyla