Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ranidae > Sylvirana > Sylvirana guentheri

Sylvirana guentheri (Guenther's Amoy Frog)

Synonyms: Boulengerana guentheri; Hylarana guentheri; Limnodytes elegans; Rana elegans; Rana guentheri

Wikipedia Abstract

Günther's frog (Hylarana guentheri) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Rana. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia and Laos. An introduced population is found on Guam. An alternate common name is Günther's Amoy frog, and the honorific is often spelled "Guenther's". Günther's frog is a medium to large-sized frog that may grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) in snout-vent length. Parasites of this frog include the opalinid Protoopalina pingi, in the rectum.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
33
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.18
EDGE Score: 2.9
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  48.8 grams
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Litter Size [1]  1,995
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  6 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.992 inches (7.6 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam No

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0