Rana johnsi Smith, 1921

Stuart Ko Sok Thy Neang, Bryan L., 2006, A Collection Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Hilly Eastern Cambodia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1), pp. 129-155 : 140

Rana johnsi Smith

Material examined. – Pichrada: FMNH 261882 , deciduous forest with grassy understory and bamboo, near 12°29'49"N 107°29'33"E, 700 m elev., 23 Jun.2000 .

Remarks. – A single mature female (SVL 56.5) agrees with Smith’s (1921) original description and Inger et al.’s (1999) amplified description based on material from central and southern Vietnam in having long legs (TIB:SVL 0.69 in the Cambodian specimen; 0.62 – 0.68, median 0.64, N = 6 females, Smith 1921); a distinct, continuous dorsolateral fold; full webbing to disc on toes III and V, webbing to distal subarticular tubercle on toe IV and continuing to disc as a narrow fringe; an inverted, V-shaped glandular fold between the shoulders; a dark streak below canthus from tip of snout to eye; and a dark patch from the eye to shoulder, enclosing the tympanum.

The specimen was taken in the morning (0700 hrs.) in an open grassy area.

This is the first report of the species from Cambodia.