Abavorana luctuosa, also known as the Malaysian frog,[1] mahogany frog or purple frog, is a species of true frog. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia and southernmost Thailand) and in Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia).[1] It was formerly placed in the genus Hylarana.[2]

Abavorana luctuosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Abavorana
Species:
A. luctuosa
Binomial name
Abavorana luctuosa
(Peters, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)
  • Limnodytes luctuosus Peters, 1871
  • Rana decorata Mocquard, 1890
  • Rana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)

Abavorana luctuosa is a leaf-litter frog from lowland and submontane primary rainforests, including somewhat disturbed habitats. Adult frogs disperse widely through the forest and breed in rain pools.[1]

It is reddish to chocolate brown, bordered by a narrow cream dorsolateral line on each side, beginning at the tip of the snout to above the vent.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2021). "Abavorana luctuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125161167A114923921. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T125161167A114923921.en. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  • Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 43: 1–13.
  • Deckert, 1938, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1938: 144.
  • Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 108
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