Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: Rana amurensis
Name
Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886
Type locality: "Kissakawitsch [= Kasakevichevo, near Khabarovsk], Amour [= Amur]", Russia.
Lectotype: ZISP 5095.
Synonyms
Rana middendorffi Steenstrup, 1869
Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886
Rana muta johanseni Kashchenko, 1902
Rana amurensis amurensis — Nikolskii, 1918
Rana temporaria johanseni — Larionov, 1923
Rana (Rana) amurensis — Dubois, 1987
Rana (Laurasiarana) amurensis — Hillis & Wilcox, 2005
References
Boulenger, 1886, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 11: 598.
Hillis and Wilcox, 2005, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 34: 311.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Rana amurensis . Accessed on 05 July 2008.
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Rana amurensis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Rana amurensis (Least Concern) Downloaded on 05 July 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Siberian Wood Frog
한국어: 아무르산개구리
русский: Сибирская лягушка
Rana amurensis (Khabarovsk frog, Siberian wood frog, Heilongjiang brown frog or Amur brown frog) is a species of true frog found in northern Asia. It ranges across western Siberia, as well as northeastern China, northeastern Mongolia, and on the northern Korean Peninsula and on Sakhalin.[2] Rana coreana was previously included in this species as a subspecies.[1][3] Found at latitudes up to 71° N, it is the northernmost wild amphibian species.[4]
According to the IUCN, the chief threat to the species is habitat loss, as it is only mildly tolerant of disturbance. In addition, it has become a frequent subject of hunting in Russia since the 1990s. It is not considered threatened on a global scale though.[1]
Favoring lowlands, it is seldom encountered at elevations of more than 600 m.[1] A habitat generalist, Rana amurensis favors open ground, but is also found in both deciduous and coniferous forests. In the winter, it hibernates on pond bottoms. Adults are light brown with smooth skin and irregular dark brown and yellow stripes, with a body length of 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in).[5]
Rana amurensis favors beetles, and consumes 1.2–2.5 g (0.0026–0.0055 lb) of food per day. The average lifespan is three years. Their breeding season is very early, starting in late February in Korea. An egg sac contains 30-60 eggs.[5]
Rana amurensis in water
Dorsal view
View of underside
References
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Rana amurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58542A63874771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58542A63874771.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
Song, J.-Y.; Matsui, M.; Chung, K.-H.; Oh, H.-S. & Zhao, W. (2006). "Distinct specific status of the Korean brown frog, Rana amurensis coreana (Amphibia: Ranidae)" (PDF). Zoological Science. 23 (2): 219–224. doi:10.2108/zsj.23.219. hdl:2433/65039. PMID 16603814. S2CID 10206671.
"Amphibians 101". nps.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
"아무르산개구리". Naver Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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