Sanguirana acai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

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: Sanguirana
Species: Sanguirana acai

Name

• Sanguirana acai Brown, Prue, Chan, Gaulke, Sanguila & Siler, 2017: 190

Holotype: PNM 9800 (formerly KU 326381), adult ♂.

Type locality: “Philippines, Negros Island, Negros Oriental Province, Municipality of Valencia, Barangay Bongbong, below ‘‘Camp Lookout,’’ in a forested stream (‘‘Maite Creek’’) at 500 m elevation above sea level on Mt. Talinis, Cuernos de Negros Mountain Range (9.26678N, 123.20628E; Datum ¼ WGS84).”

References

Primary references

• Brown, R.M., Prue, A., Chan, K.O., Gaulke, M., Sanguila, M.B. & Siler, C.D. 2017. Taxonomic reappraisal of the Northeast Mindanao Stream Frog, Sanguirana albotuberculata (Inger 1954), validation of Rana mearnsi, Stejneger 1905, and description of a new species from the central Philippines. Herpetological Monographs 31(1): 210–231. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00009.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Alcala’s West Visayan Stream Frog