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词条 Italian agile frog
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. Geographic range

  3. Description

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2013}}{{Taxobox
| name = Italian agile frog
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| trend = down
| image = rlatastei.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Rana latastei
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Amphibia
| ordo = Anura
| familia = Ranidae
| genus = Rana
| species = R. latastei
| binomial = Rana latastei
| binomial_authority = Boulenger, 1879
}}

The Italian agile frog (Rana latastei ), also known commonly as Lataste's frog and la rana di Lataste, is a species of frog in the family Ranidae (true frogs). The species is native to Southern Europe.

Etymology

The specific name, latastei, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Lataste.[1]

Geographic range

R. latastei is endemic to the plains of northern Italy, the extreme southern tip of Switzerland, the Istrian region of Slovenia, and adjacent Croatia.[2]

Description

R. latastei may attain a head-body length of {{convert|7.5|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The throat is dark, with a light narrow central stripe.[3]

References

1. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing Ltd. xiii + 262 pp.
{{ISBN|978-1-907807-41-1}}.
2. ^{{IUCN2006|assessor=Sindaco R, Romano A, Andreone F, Garner T, Schmidt B, Corti C, Vogrin M|year=2008|id=19156|title=Rana latastei|downloaded=6 May 2006}} Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used.
3. ^Arnold EN, Burton JA (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe. London: Collins. 272 pp. (Rana latastei, pp. 81-82 + Plate 11 + Map 39).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1879). "Étude sur les grenouilles rousses, Ranæ temporariæ et description d'espèces nouvelles ou méconnues ". Bull. Soc. Zool. France 4: 158-193. (Rana latastei, new species, pp. 180-183). (in French).

External links

  • Amphibians of Europe
  • Amphibian Species of the World
{{Taxonbar|from=Q1675165}}{{Ranidae-stub}}

4 : Rana (genus)|Amphibians of Europe|Endemic fauna of Italy|Amphibians described in 1879

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