Hylarana glandulosa, commonly known as the rough-sided frog or the glandular frog, is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical swampland, rivers, freshwater marshes, caves, and plantations. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]

Rough-sided frog
Hylarana glandulosa from the Thale Ban National Park, Satun Province, Southern Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species:
H. glandulosa
Binomial name
Hylarana glandulosa
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Rana glandulosa Boulenger, 1882
  • Pulchrana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)

In Thailand, it is called h̄mā n̂ảm (Thai: หมาน้ำ; literally: water dog) because its call sounds like a barking puppy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Peter Paul van Dijk; Djoko Iskandar; Robert Inger (2004). "Hylarana glandulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Hylarana glandulosa (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ "ชม ทะเลบัน ดินแดนดงดิบอันน่าทึ่ง" (in Thai). kapook. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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