Abavorana is a genus of true frogs found in Southeast Asia, namely the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.[1][2] Species in this genus were formerly classified in the genus Hylarana, but were reclassified into the new genus Abavorana following a 2015 phylogenetic revision of Hylarana.[3]

Abavorana
A. luctuosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Abavorana
Oliver, Prendini, Kraus, and Raxworthy, 2015
Species

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Species

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There are three species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abavorana Oliver, Prendini, Kraus, and Raxworthy, 2015 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb Search". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ Oliver, Lauren A.; Prendini, Elizabeth; Kraus, Fred; Raxworthy, Christopher J. (September 2015). "Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 90: 176–192. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25987527.