Sylvirana aurantiaca

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status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Sylvirana"
species = "S. aurantiaca"
binomial = "Sylvirana aurantiaca"
binomial_authority = (Boulenger, 1904)
synonyms = "Rana aurantiaca" Boulenger, 1904 [Boulenger, G.A. 1904. Description of three new frogs from southern India and Ceylon. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 15(3):430-431.]

"Sylvirana aurantiaca" is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of India.The species was earlier considered to be found in Sri Lanka but may be a different species. [IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. 2006. Global Amphibian Assessment. . Accessed on 04 May 2006.]

The type locality of the species is Trivandrum and the holotype is in the Natural History Museum(BM 1947.2.2.92 formerly 1903.9.26.1). [Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House. Bhubaneswar.]

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* [http://www.globalamphibians.org/servlet/GAA?searchName=Rana+aurantiaca Status]