''Abavorana'' is a genus of
true frogs found in
Southeast Asia
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, namely the
Malay Peninsula
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,
Sumatra
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, and
Borneo
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.
Species in this genus were formerly classified in the genus ''
Hylarana
''Hylarana'', commonly known as golden-backed frogs, is a genus of true frogs found in tropical Asia. It was formerly considered highly diverse, containing around 84 to 96 Valid name (zoology), valid species, but taxonomic revision resulted in a ...
'', but were reclassified into the new genus ''Abavorana'' following a 2015 phylogenetic revision of ''Hylarana''.
Species
There are three species in this genus:
* ''
Abavorana decorata''
(Moquard, 1890)
* ''
Abavorana luctuosa''
(Peters, 1871)
* ''
Abavorana nazgul''
Quah, Anuar, Grismer, Wood, Azizah, and Muin, 2017
References
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Abavorana
True frogs
Amphibians of Asia
Amphibian genera