Hylarana similis (Günther, 1873)
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.
Hylarana similis (KU 329815) from mid-elevation, Mt. Cagua. Photo: RMB.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hylarana similis is a species of true frog in the genus Hylarana. It is native to Luzon and surrounding smaller islands in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Hylarana similis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:25:47.016838+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylarana similis (Günther, 1873)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1873)
- 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 similis (Günther, 1873)
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 |
|---|---|
| Polypedates similis Günther, 1873 Günther, 1873 | synonym |
| Pulchrana similis (Günther, 1873) (Günther, 1873) | synonym |
| Rana similis (Günther, 1873) (Günther, 1873) | synonym |
| Rana signata similis (Günther, 1873) (Günther, 1873) | 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=775069 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:6MN5G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.