Papurana moluccana (Boettger 1895)

Papurana moluccana is a species of true frog. It is endemic to the Maluku Islands (the Moluccas) of Indonesia;^[1][2] specifically, it is known from Halmahera and Bacan.^[1] Common name Moluccas frog has been coined for it.^[2]

Taxonomy

Based on molecular data, the previously very diverse genus Hylarana was split in several genera, many of them previously treated as subgenera, in 2015. Molecular data from Papurana moluccana was not included in the study, and therefore its placement in Papurana is provisional, pending more morphological and molecular data.^[2][3]

Habitat and conservation

This presumably common species has been found in water-filled pits in a village. It can occur at elevations up to 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. It might be threatened by logging. It is not known to occur in any protected areas.^[1]

References

Papurana moluccana es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Ranidae.^[2]​

Distribución geográfica

Es endémica de las islas Halmahera y Bacan, en las Molucas septentrionales (Indonesia).

Referencias

Hylarana moluccana Hylarana generoko animalia da. Anfibioen barruko Ranidae familian sailkatuta dago, Anura ordenan.

Erreferentziak

Ikus, gainera

• Ranidae

Papurana moluccana est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Ranidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce est endémique de l'archipel des Moluques en Indonésie^[1].

Étymologie

Cette espèce est nommée en référence au lieu de sa découverte, l'archipel des Moluques.

Publication originale

• Boettger, 1895 : Liste der Reptilien und Batrachier der Insel Halmaheira nach den Sammlungen Prof. D^r W. Kükenthal's. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 18, p. 116-121, 129-138 (texte intégral).

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