Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Lanzarana
Species: Lanzarana largeni
Name
Lanzarana largeni (Lanza, 1978)
Type locality: "about 10 km N Garòe (about 08° 25´ N---48° 33´ E, ca. 500 m; Nogal Valley; northern Somalia".
Holotype: MZUF 2732.
Synonyms
* Hildebrandtia ? largeni Lanza, 1978
* Rana (Hildebrandtia) largeni — Dubois, 1981
* Hildebrandtia (?) largeni — Clarke, 1981
* Lanzarana largenii — Clarke, 1982
* Hildebrandtia (Lanzarana) largeni — Dubois, 1987
* Lanzarana largeni — Dubois, 1992
References
* Lanza, 1978, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 10: 234.
* Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 316.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Lanzarana largeni . Accessed on 26 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Lanzarana largeni (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 26 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Lanza's Frog
Lanzarana largeni is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lanzarana. It is endemic to Somalia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
* Balletto, E., Lanza, B. & Nistri, A. 2004. Lanzarana largeni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
