Fejervarya raja

Taxobox
name = Fejervarya raja


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Ranidae
genus = "Fejervarya"
species = "F. raja"
binomial = "Fejervarya raja"
binomial_authority = (Smith, 1930)
synonyms = Rana cancrivora ssp. raja Smith, 1930

"Fejervarya raja" is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is found in Malaysia and Thailand. [Sukumaran, J., van Dijk, P.P. & Chuaynkern, Y. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58287/all Fejervarya raja] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.] Its natural habitats are coastal saline lagoons, urban areas, and canals and ditches. [Ibd.] Adults can survive in salt water with salinity as high as 28% [Citation
last = Gordon | first = Malcolm S.
author-link = Malcolm S. Gordon
last2 = Schmidt-Nielsen | first2 = Knut
author2-link = Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
last3 = Kelly | first3 = Hamilton M.
author3-link = Hamilton M. Kelly
title = Osmotic Regulation in the Crab-Eating Frog ("Rana Cancrivora")
journal = Journal of Experimental Biology
volume = 38
issue = 3
pages = 659-678
date = September 1961
year = 1961
url = http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/3/659] , and tadpoles can survive salinities as high as 39%. [Ibd.]

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