Odorrana morafkai
| Odorrana morafkai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Odorrana |
| Species: | O. morafkai |
| Binomial name | |
| Odorrana morafkai (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov & Cuc, 2003)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Huia morafkai (Bain et al., 2003 | |
Odorrana morafkai is a species of frog in the Ranidae family that is found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.[1]
This frog is highly unusual because it turns from its daytime green color to brown at night.[4]
References
- 1 2 Bain, R. (2004). "Odorrana morafkai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ Bain, Raoul H.; Lathrop, Amy.; Murphy, Robert W.; Orlov, Nikolai L.; Cuc, Ho Thu (2003). "Cryptic species of a cascade frog from Southeast Asia: taxonomic revisions and descriptions of six new species" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 3417: 1–60. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)417<0001:csoacf>2.0.co;2.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Odorrana morafkai (Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, and Ho, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Thompson, Christian (2008-12-15). "First Contact in the Greater Mekong" (pdf). World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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