Hylarana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
geographic distribution of Hylarana garoensis
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hylarana garoensis, commonly known as Boulenger's Garo hill frog, Daniel's frog, Swift cascade frog, Garo's hill frog or the Mawphlang frog, is an accepted species of frog in the family Ranidae. H. garoensis' natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and rivers; it is found in India and possibly Bangladesh. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This frog measures 32 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is gray-brown and that of the ventrum is nearly white . It has a long head and pointed snout. Its front legs are longer than the front legs of most frogs this size. It has webbed skin on its hind feet but none on its front feet, which also have discs.
Wikipedia contributors, Hylarana garoensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:24:58.825175+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylarana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1920)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ranidae
- Genus
- Hylarana
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyRanidae Batsch, 1796
- genusHylarana Tschudi, 1838
- speciesHylarana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hylarana. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hylarana chalconota (Schlegel, 1837) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana arfaki (Meyer, 1875) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana bannanica (Rao & Yang, 1997) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana baramica (Boettger, 1900) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana aurantiaca (Boulenger, 1904) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana maosonensis Bourret, 1937 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana malabarica (Tschudi, 1838) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana lepus (Andersson, 1903) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana luctuosa (Peters, 1871) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana laterimaculata (Barbour & Noble, 1916) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana lemairei (De Witte, 1921) | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hylarana guttmani Brown, 2015 | RanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana danieli Pillai & Chanda, 1977 Pillai & Chanda, 1977 | synonym |
| Hylarana danieli (Pillai & Chanda, 1977) (Pillai & Chanda, 1977) | synonym |
| Sylvirana danieli (Pillai & Chanda, 1977) (Pillai & Chanda, 1977) | synonym |
| Sylvirana garoensis (Boulenger, 1920) (Boulenger, 1920) | synonym |
| Rana garoensis Boulenger, 1920 Boulenger, 1920 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775018 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6MN59. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.