Specimen Information

Sylvirana guentheri
Sylvirana guentheri
(Günther's Amoy Frog)
Amphibians-Frogs
Exotic

Specimen ID292433
GroupAmphibians-Frogs
GenusSylvirana
Speciesguentheri
Common NameGünther's Amoy Frog
StateGU
Localityponds North of Dandan
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGuam
HUC8 Number22010000
HUC10 Number2201000002
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25110
Author:Christy, M.T., C.S. Clark, D.E. Gee II, D. Vice, D.S. Vice, M.P. Warner, C.L. Tyrrell, G.H. Rodda, and J.A. Savidge
Date:2007
Title:Recent Records of Alien Anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam.
Journal:Pacific Science
Volume:61
Issue:4
Pages:469-483
Comments"Subsequently, a large number of frogs was hand captured and eggs and larvae removed from nearby ponds at Dandan, at the same location M. pulchra and P. megacephalus were first detected."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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