Papurana grisea facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Papurana grisea
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Ranidae
Genus:	Papurana
Species:	P. florensis
Binomial name
Papuarana florensis (Van Kampen, 1913)
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Synonyms
Rana grisea (Van Kampen, 1913) Rana (Hylorana) grisea (Boulenger, 1918) Rana grisea var. grisea (Smith and Procter, 1921) Rana grisea var. ceramensis (Smith and Procter, 1921) Hylorana papua florensis (Deckert, 1938) Rana (Hylarana) florensis (Dubois, 1987) Rana (Hylarana) grisea (Van Kampen, 1923) Rana (Papurana) grisea (Dubois, 1992) Sylvirana grisea (Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006) Hylarana grisea (Che, Pang, Zhao, Wu, Zhao, and Zhang, 2007) Papurana grisea (Fei, Ye, and Jiang, 2010) Papurana grisea (Oliver, Prendini, Kraus, and Raxworthy, 2015)

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The Went Mountains frog or Montaen swamp frog (Papurana grisea) is a type of frog that lives in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. These frogs are known for their unique appearance and how they live in swampy areas.

What Do They Look Like?

Adult male Went Mountains frogs grow to be about 6.5 centimeters (2.5 inches) long. Female frogs are a bit larger, reaching up to 9.0 centimeters (3.5 inches) in length.

These frogs can be deep green or brown. They might have spots or small bumps, called warts, on their skin. Their legs and the sides of their heads often have darker brown stripes. The belly of the frog is white, and they have dark brown spots on their throat.

Life Cycle and Reproduction

Female Went Mountains frogs lay their eggs in swamps. They also choose other places where the water is calm and does not move quickly. The eggs are sticky, which helps them attach to rocks and other surfaces in the water.

When the eggs hatch, tiny tadpoles emerge. These tadpoles are about 2.0 centimeters (0.8 inches) long. They have a special mouth structure with three rows of teeth on their upper jaw and two rows of teeth on their lower jaw. These teeth help them scrape food.

See also

In Spanish: Papurana grisea para niños