''Humerana lateralis'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is ...

in the family Ranidae. It is found in

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, Laos,

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, and

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. It is commonly known as Kokarit frog, yellow frog or (ambiguously) wood frog. Placed in ''

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'' when this was still loosely circumscribed, it was since assigned to the "water frog" genus ''

Pelophylax ''Pelophylax'' is a genus of true frogs widespread in Eurasia, with a few species ranging into northern Africa. This genus was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843 to accommodate the green frogs of the Old World, which he considered distinct f ...

''. However, it is not clear whether this is the most appropriate treatment, and the Kokarit frog might rather belong in ''

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 species, but taxonomic revision resulted in a major change in the c ...

''. In 2015, it was classified into ''

Humerana ''Humerana'' is a genus of frogs in the family Ranidae from southern and southeastern Asia. It was originally proposed as a subgenus of ''Rana''. It may belong to '' Hylarana''. ''Humerana'' contains the following species: * ''Humerana humerali ...

'' based on phylogenetic evidence. The supposed species ''Rana nigrolineata'' was recently determined to be a junior synonym of ''H. lateralis''.

Habitat

Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical dry lowland

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...

, moist shrubland,

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s, swamps, freshwater

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es, intermittent freshwater marshes,

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s, and seasonally flooded or irrigated agricultural land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Consumption

In parts of Cambodia north and east of the

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, it is collected for human consumption in localities such as

Snuol District Snuol () is a district in Kratié province, Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Sou ...

, Kratie Province.An Investigation into Frog Consumption and Trade in Cambodia
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Footnotes

References

* * Humerana Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Cambodia Amphibians of China Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Amphibians described in 1887 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranidae-stub