Glandirana susurra
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| Glandirana susurra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Glandirana |
| Species: | G. susurra |
| Binomial name | |
| Glandirana susurra (Sekiya, Miura, and Ogata, 2012) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rugosa susurra Sekiya, Miura, and Ogata, 2012[2] | |
Glandirana susurra is a species of frog in the family Ranidae, the "true frogs".[1][3] It is endemic to Sado Island, Japan.[1] It is the only endemic amphibian of the island. It is genetically close to the widespread Glandirana rugosa, but it is morphologically distinguishable and postzygotically isolated from the latter species.[2]
The specific name susurra is derived from the Latin susurrus meaning "whispering" and refers to the relatively quiet advertisement call of this species compared to those of other sympatric anuran (Hyla japonica and Rhacophorus arboreus).[2]
Evolution
Both Glandirana rugosa and Glandirana susurra are present on Sado Island, but their ranges do not overlap: G. susurra occurs on the central part of the island while G. rugosa in the south and in the north. Together with the fact that the race of G. rugosa on Sida Island is only distantly related to G. susurra, this suggests that G. susurra speciated on Sato Island before the invasion of the present G. rugosa lineage. Experiments suggest that the postzygotic reproductive isolation between these lineages is nearly perfect, although it remains to be confirmed that this also applies to specimens originating from areas near the species boundary.[2]