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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Abavorana |
| Species: | A. luctuosa
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| Abavorana luctuosa (Peters, 1871)
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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