Rana kyoto Eto, Matsui, and Sugahara, 2022

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ranidae > Genus: Rana > Species: Rana kyoto

Rana kyoto Eto, Matsui, and Sugahara, 2022, Zootaxa, 5209: 418. Holotype: KUHE 48482, by original designation. Type locality: "Takitani Pass, Kumogahata of Kitayama area, Kyoto City, Japan (35°08′23″ N, 135°45′12″E, 687 m above sea level [asl])". Zoobank publication registration: B8AA89CC-5B39-40EB-A385-FF2976DDDE6E

English Names

Dwarf Tago’s Brown Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Known from northern part of Kinki District, central-western part of Honshu Island, Japan. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Japan

Endemic: Japan

Comment

The sister taxon of, and previously confused with Rana tagoi; comparative adult and larval morphology, morphometrics, advertisement call, and molecular markers detailed in the original publication. 

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