Pulchrana signata (Günther, 1872) is a animal in the Ranidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pulchrana signata (Günther, 1872)

Pulchrana signata (Günther, 1872)

Pulchrana signata is a true frog species native to parts of Southeast Asia, that is not currently considered threatened.

Family
Genus
Pulchrana
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Pulchrana signata (Günther, 1872)

Pulchrana signata, commonly known by multiple common names: the variable-backed frog, striped stream frog, spotted stream frog, or Matang frog, is a species of "true frog" belonging to the family Ranidae. This species is native to the Malay Peninsula (found in Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia), Sumatra and the Natuna Archipelago (Indonesia), and Borneo (found in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Indonesia). It lives in lowland tropical forests, including both swamp forests and heath forests, at altitudes up to 700 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. The IUCN does not currently consider this species to be threatened.

Photo: (c) Jono Dashper, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Ranidae Pulchrana

More from Ranidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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