Rana morafkai Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, & Ho
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244981 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245364 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB2487A5-FFFD-6904-2FA7-C281F99CF342 |
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Felipe |
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Rana morafkai Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, & Ho |
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Rana morafkai Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov, & Ho View in CoL
Material examined. – Siem Pang: FMNH 262732-33 About FMNH , 262881-82 About FMNH , evergreen mixed with bamboo forest, near 14°18'28.9"N 106°33'32.1"E, 430 m elev.; 4 Dec.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262883-85 About FMNH , evergreen mixed with bamboo forest, waterfall of O Chhay Stream, tributary of O Chay Stream, 14°15'49.6"N 106°31'46.0"E, 200 m elev.; 5 Dec.2003 GoogleMaps .
Ta Veng: FMNH 262731 About FMNH , hilly evergreen forest mixed with bamboo, O Greng Mak Stream, 14°12'00.5"N 107°18'29.8"E, 200 m elev., 20 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262871-72 About FMNH , 262876-77 About FMNH , 262879 About FMNH , hilly evergreen mixed with bamboo forest, O Lopeung Stream, 14°11'16.3"N 107°17'36.1"E, 160 m elev., 19-22 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps .
O’Rang: FMNH 262738 About FMNH , O Doeung Por Stream, hilly evergreen forest, near 12°18'08.4"N 107°03'08.1"E, 500 m elev., 2 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262886 About FMNH , hilly evergreen forest, near 12°16'24.6"N 107°03'53.1"E, 350 m elev., 10 Dec.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262734-37 About FMNH , 262803 About FMNH , hilly evergreen forest, O Ngeugn Stream, near 12°18’58"N 107°05'59"E, 550 m elev., 31 Oct.-5 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps ; FMNH 262802 About FMNH , 262804 About FMNH , 262889-91 About FMNH , 262900-01 About FMNH , hilly evergreen forest, O Doeung Por Stream, near 12°18'08"N 107°03'08"E, 500 m elev., 2-6 Nov.2003 GoogleMaps .
Remarks. – These agree with the original description ( Bain et al., 2003) by having males with SVL 39.9 – 46.7 (mean ± SD 42.3 ± 2.0, N = 8); males with gular pouches; females with uniformly pale yellow eggs; and no dorsolateral folds. Females are much larger than males, with SVL 74.0 – 85.5 (mean ± SD 81.3 ± 3.9, N = 8).
Specimens were collected at night on banks, rock faces, boulders, and tree roots along and above swift rocky streams, often near cascades. The ovaries of FMNH 262735 (SVL 79.3) contained 770 eggs of approximately 1.5 mm diameter. The disparity in number and size of eggs between this species and the very similar, co-occurring R. banaorum suggests they may have different reproductive strategies.
This is the first report of the species in Cambodia.
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