Rana taylori

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Rana taylori
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: R. taylori
Binomial name
Rana taylori
Smith, 1959

Rana taylori is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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