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
In Khao Yai National Park
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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]
Rana mortenseni Boulenger, 1903 Hylarana mortenseni (Boulenger, 1903)

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.