Sanguirana igorota
Sanguirana igorota Taylor, 1920
Conservation
Conservation Status
According to the IUCN classification, the conservation status is "Vulnerable (VU)," based on habitat fragementation and continuous decline of suitable habitat on Luzon Island.
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Description
Color
Coloration in life: Dorsal surface bright green with dark spots (Fuiten et al., 2011). See Brown et al. 2000 for a more detailed description.
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Diagnostic Description
Sanguirana igorota can be distinguished from other members of the Sanguirana everetti complex by a combination of the following characters: (1) fine dorsal asperities present (2) infracloacal tubercles present (3) tibial bars present (4) dark dorsal spots present (5) dark canthal stripe present (6) snout squarish (7) ventral surface tuberculate around the groin (8) dorsolateral ridges present (Fuiten et al., 2011). See Brown et al. 2000, Inger 1954 and Fuiten et al. 2011 for a more detailed description.
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Look Alikes
Part of the Sanguirana everetti species complex
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Ecology and Distribution
Distribution
Sanguirana igorota is known from Luzon Island in the Philippines (Brown et al., 2000). See Brown et al. 2000 for more details regarding collection localities.
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Faunal Affinity
Luzon Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex (PAIC; Brown and Diesmos, 2002).
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Habitat
Sanguirana igorota can be found near water, along the banks of streams (Brown et al., 2000).
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Ecology
Sanguirana igorota can be found near water, along the banks of streams (Brown et al., 2000).
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Taxonomy
- Rana igorota Taylor 1922:260 (synonym)
- Rana igorota Slevin & Leviton, 1956:537 (synonym)
- Hydrophylax igorota Frost et al., 2006:368 (synonym)
- Hylarana igorota Che et al., 2007:1-13 (synonym)