30. Hylarana nigroverrucosa

Wiradarma, Amarasinghe, Farajallah, Fouquet, Riyanto, Arida and Hamidy, 2024

Publication :

Wiradarma H, AAT Amarasinghe, A Farajallah, KA Widayati, A Fouquet, A Riyanto, M Mulyadi, W Trilaksono, EA Arida, A Hamidy (2024). Two distinct Ranid frog lineages (Anura: Hylarana) from Halmahera, Northern Moluccas, with the description of a new species. Herpetologica 80 (3): 291–303.

Remarks :

We discovered Hylarana nigroverrucosa from Halmahera Island. This species is allied to the Papuan species of Hylarana (Papurana). Only two species of Hylarana are now known from Halmahera Island.

Etymology:
The specific epithet ‘‘nigroverrucosa’’ is a Latin compound adjective (nigro + verrucosa) in the nominative singular given in feminine, which refers to ‘‘black warty’’ on the dorsum, a distinct distinguish character of the species. English name.

English name: Black-warty frog
local Name (Bahasa Indonesia): Katak bintil-hitam