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Pelophylax demarchii

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of frog

Pelophylax demarchii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
Species:
P. demarchii
Binomial name
Pelophylax demarchii
Synonyms[2]
  • Hoplobatrachus demarchii Rana demarchii
  • Scortecci, 1929 — Poynton and Broadley, 1985
  • — Dubois, 1992 Rana (Pelophylax) demarchii
  • Limnonectes (Hoplobatrachus) demarchii — Kosuch, Vences, Dubois, Ohler, and Böhme, 2001
  • Euphlyctis demarchii — Dubois, 1987
  • — Chen, Murphy, Lathrop, Ngo, Orlov, Ho, and Somorjai, 2005 Hylarana demarchii

Pelophylax demarchii is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is only known from its unspecific type locality, Eritrea.[1][2] Its taxonomic status is unclear.[1] Common name Eritrea pond frog has been coined for it.[3]

Etymology

The specific name demarchii honours Marco De Marchi [it; it; Marco De Marchi (naturalista)], an Italian naturalist, hydrobiologist, industrialist, and philanthropist.[3]

Taxonomy

Pelophylax demarchii was described by Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci [fr; fr] based on two syntypes, of which one is lost.[1][2] It is uncertain whether it is a valid species; it most closely resembles Pelophylax ridibundus and might be its synonym.[1]

Habitat and conservation

Ecological requirements, distribution, and current population status of this species are unknown. Consequently, it is listed as "data deficient" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pelophylax demarchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T29675A18406859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29675A18406859.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29675/18406859. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Pelophylax demarchii (Scortecci, 1929)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Pelophylax/Pelophylax-demarchii. Retrieved 14 July 2019. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA152. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2213122 entry



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