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''Electrorana'' is an extinct genus of frog that lived in what is now Myanmar during the mid-Cretaceous, around 99 million years ago. The type and only species is ''E. limoae''. The generic name is derived from the Latin () and (), while the specific epithet is given in honour of Mrs. Mo Li, who purchased and provided the specimens for study.
''Electrorana'' was described on the basis of four different specimens found in Burmese amber, which show varying states of completeness. These specimens have a body length of though it has been suggested that they are likely to have been juveniles.
Description
''Electrorana'' was described on the basis of four different specimens found in Burmese amber, which show varying states of completeness. These specimens have a body length of though it has been suggested that they are likely to have been juveniles.
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic analysis suggests that ''Electrorana'' is a relativelybasal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
frog that lies outside of Neobatrachia, with unclear relationships to living basal frog clades. A close relationship with the extinct frog '' Aerugoamnis'' from the Eocene of North America has been found in some phylogenies.
Ecology
''Electrorana'' is thought to have lived in a tropical rainforest, making it one of the oldest known frogs to have inhabited such an environment.References
Late Cretaceous animals of Asia Fossil taxa described in 2018 Cretaceous frogs Burmese amber Fossils of Myanmar {{paleo-anura-stub