Papurana elberti

Papurana elberti is a species of true frog. It is native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste and found on the islands of Timor and Wetar.^[2] The specific name elberti honours Johannes Elbert, a German naturalist who joined an expedition to the Lesser Sunda Islands and Sulawesi in 1910.^[3] Common name Lesser Sundas frog has been coined for it.^[2]

Papurana elberti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Papurana
Species:	P. elberti
Binomial name
Papurana elberti (Roux, 1911)
Synonyms[2]
Rana elberti Roux, 1911 Hylarana elberti (Roux, 1911) Sylvirana elberti (Roux, 1911)

Taxonomy

Based on molecular data, the previously very diverse genus Hylarana was split in numerous genera in 2015. Molecular data from Papurana elberti was not included in the study, and therefore its placement in Papurana is provisional, pending more morphological and molecular data.^[2][4]

Conservation

Papurana elberti has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but the assessment is from 2004 and suggest a broader range^[1] than more recent sources.^[2]

References

1. Djoko Iskandar; Mumpuni (2004). "Papurana elberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58590A11792878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58590A11792878.en.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Papurana elberti (Roux, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
4. Oliver, Lauren A.; Prendini, Elizabeth; Kraus, Fred & Raxworthy, Christopher J. (2015). "Systematics and biogeography of the Hylarana frog (Anura: Ranidae) radiation across tropical Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 90: 176–192. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.001. PMID 25987527.