''Chalcorana eschatia'' is a species of " true frog" in the family Ranidae. It is known from southern Thailand, but is likely to be more widespread. It was split off from ''

Chalcorana chalconota ''Chalcorana chalconota'' is a species of "true frog", family Ranidae. It is endemic to Indonesia and occurs in southern Sumatra, Java, Bali, and a few smaller islands. Populations previously assigned to this species now belong to a number of oth ...

'' (then ''Rana chalconota'') by Robert Inger and colleagues in 2009, along with a number of other species in so-called "''Rana chalconota'' group". The

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''eschatia'', derived from the Greek word for "outskirt", refers to distribution of this species being at the edge of the geographical range of the group.

Description

''Chalcorana eschatia'' are moderate-sized frogs: adult males measure and females in snout–vent length. Body is slender and legs are long. The snout is obtusely pointed, but rounded in profile. The tympanum is distinct, slightly larger in males than in females. The outer fingers have large discs; no webbing is present but the middle fingers have sin folds. The toe tips have discs that are smaller than the fingers ones. The webbing between the toes is extensive. Dorsal skin is granular. Preserved specimens are dark brown dorsally and on the sides; no black spots are present. The venter is whitish or cream-colored, sometimes with round dark spots on the throat. Crossbars on the hind limbs are lacking.

Habitat and conservation

No specific ecological information accompanied the species description, but it was noted that this species (along other related species) appears to be restricted to perhumid forests. As of early 2019, this species has not been assessed for the

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. The entire type series was collected in a number of national parks: Ngao Falls National Park (the

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), Khao Luang National Park, Khao Phanom Bencha National Park, Khao Sok National Park, and Kaeng Krung National Park.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q56349926, from2=Q3143906 eschatia Endemic fauna of Thailand Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians described in 2009 Taxa named by Robert F. Inger