Günther's Amoy frog (Hylarana guentheri) Adult in Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong
Description
Günther's Frog (Hylarana guentheri). Taken in Sai Kung East Country park.
Date 22 April 2011, 20:00:49
Source Flickr: Günther's Frog (Rana guentheri)
Author Thomas Brown http://www.flickr.com/people/63048706@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rana_guentheri.jpg
Günther's frog (Hylarana guentheri) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It was formerly placed in the genus Rana. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Cambodia and Laos. An introduced population is found on Guam. An alternate common name is Günther's Amoy frog, and the honorific is often spelled "Guenther's".
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Hylarana
Species: Hylarana guentheri (Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms:
Rana elegans Boulenger, 1882
Rana guentheri Boulenger, 1882