STATUS OF SOME PHILIPPINE FROGS REFERRED TO RANA EVERETTI (ANURA: RANIDAE), DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES, AND RESURRECTION OF RANA IGOROTA TAYLOR 1922

摘要: We describe a new species of wide-disked ranine frog from Aurora National Park and possibly Mt. Cetaceo, two montane localities within the geologically distinct Sierra Madres coastal mountain range, eastern Luzon Island, Philippines. This endemic differs Philippine congeners in R. everetti group by combination relatively small body size, presence densely distributed asperities throughout skin most males, translucent tympa- num females an iridescent green dorsum with black spots or faint reticulum males to golden distinctive brown females. In addition species, we support designation Rana everetti, luzonensis, albotuberculata as evolutionary resurrect igorota synonymy luzonensis.