Rana warszewitschii

Warszewitsch's Frog

Schmidt, 1857

Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae

Description

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Size: S/V mm

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Distribution

Southeastern Honduras south and east to eastern Panama.

Habitat & Ecology

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Reproduction

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Conservation

Status: Not Listed, but habitat destruction threatens amphibians worldwide.

Other Comments

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References

Villa, J., Wilson, L.D., & J.D. Johnson 1988 Middle American Herpetology. Univ. of Missouri Press, 131 pp.
Hillis, D.M.; De Sa, R. 1988 Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Rana palmipes group (Salientia: Ranidae) Herp. Mono., 2:1-26
Frank, N., & E. Ramus 1996 A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, 337 pp

Other Available References from Amphibian Species of the World

Ixalus warszewitschii Schmidt, 1857, Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Naturwiss. Kl., 24: 11. Holotype: KM 1006/1338, according to Savage, 1970, Proc. California Acad. Sci., (4)38: 273-288. Type locality: "Unweit des Vulcanes Chiriqui, zwischen 6000' und 7000' Höhe [Polish feet, therefore = 1370-1600 m according to Savage, 1970, Proc. California Acad. Sci., (4)38: 273-288], in einem feuchten, nie trockenen Klima von 12-14°R", Panama.
Ixalus warschewitschii--Schmidt, 1858, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 14: 241. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Rana coeruleopunctata Steindachner, 1864, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien, 14: 264. Syntypes: NHMW 20840. 1-4, according to Häupl, Tiedemann, and Grillitsch, 1994, Kat. Typen Herpetol. Samml. Amphib.: 31. Type locality: "Fundort unbekkant". Synonymy by Barbour, 1925, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 5: 155-156; Taylor, 1952, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35: 896.
Ranula chrysoprasina Cope, 1866, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18: 129. Holotype: in USNM according to Cope, but not listed by Cochran, 1961, Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., 220. Type locality: "Arriba [= Meseta Central of], Costa Rica". Type locality discussed by Savage, 1974, Rev. Biol. Neotropical, 22(1): 71-122. Synonymy by Taylor, 1952, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 35: 896.
Ranula coeruleopunctata--Cope, 1866, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18: 130.
Hylarana coeruleopunctata--Steindachner, 1867, Reise Novara, Amph.: 48.
Trypheropsis chrysoprasinus--Cope, 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 20: 117.
Rana caeruleopunctata--Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus.: 50. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Rana chrysoprasina--Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus.: 49.
Hylarana chrysoprasina--Brocchi, 1882, Miss. Sci. Mex. Am. Centr., Batr.: 65.
Chilixalus Warszewiczii--Werner, 1899, Zool. Anz., 22: 117. (Based on misidentified material from Andean Colombia). Unjustified emendation of the species name.
Rana zeteki Barbour, 1925, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5: 156. Holotype: MCZ 10031. Type locality: "Barro Colorado Island, Gatun Lake, Canal Zone of Panama". Synonymy by Dunn, 1931, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5: 416.
Rana warschewitschii zeteki--Dunn, 1931, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5: 416.
Rana warschewitschii warschewitschii--Dunn, 1931, Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 5: 416.
Rana warszewitschii--Hillis and de Sá, 1988, Herptol. Monogr., 2: 3.
Rana (Trypheropsis) warszewitschii--Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 330.