Maya Mountains frog [SEP] parent taxon
Maya Mountains frog
The Maya Mountains frog ("Lithobates juliani") is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Belize and possibly Guatemala. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and rivers. This anuran is endemic to the Belizean pine forests ecoregion.
References.
- (1984). Phylogeny and taxonomy of the "Rana palmipes" species group (Salientia: Ranidae). "Herpetological Monographs" 2: 1-26.
- (2005).
Ericabatrachus baleensis
Ericabatrachus baleensis, the Bale Mountains frog, is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family endemic to the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia.
Taxonomy.
"Ericabatrachus baleensis" is monotypic within its genus. The phylogenetic relationships of this poorly known species have been debated, but molecular analyses place it the Petropedetidae family, instead of Phrynobatrachidae or Pyxicephalidae, where it has also been placed. Its sister taxon is "Petropedetes".
Description.
Bale Mountains frogs are small; adult males measure in snout–