Rana terentievi, Wagner & Bauer & Leviton & Wilms & Böhme, 2016

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 467

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13155235
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scientific name	Rana terentievi
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Pelophylax terentievi (Mezhzherin, 1992:150) View in CoL

1992 Rana terentievi Mezhzherin, Novij vid zelenikh zhab Rana terentievi sp. nova ( Amphibia, Ranidae ) z pivdennogo Tadzhikistanu [A new species of green frog Rana terentievi sp. nova ( Amphibia, Ranidae ) from South Tajikistan]. Dopovidi Akademiï nauk Ukraïni. Matematika, Prirodoznavstvo, Tekhnichni Nauki. Zoologiya 5:150–153.

HOLOTYPE.— ZIK 25441 View Materials , from “Tadzhikistan, Komsomolabadskij r-n, smt Obi-Garm” [Obigarm, Roghun District , Tajikistan]. In the original description (Mezhzherin 1992) ZIK 25441 View Materials is given as holotype, but according to Pisanets (2001) this specimen is now “Amph A3” of the NNHM NASU.

LOCALITIES.— Baghlan ( USNM 194986 About USNM ) ; Bokan ( MZLU L957 About MZLU /3078); Doshi, 2700ft (Smith 1940, probably BMNH 1938.2.4. 1); Hari Rud, under Malan Bridge, nr Herat ( CAS 133829–30 About CAS ) ; Herat area [34°20′N, 62°10′E] ( CAS 115915 About CAS , FMNH 161114–15 About FMNH ) GoogleMaps ; ca. 25 km SE (by air) Jalalabad (2020 ft.) ( MVZ 236876 About MVZ ) ; 24 km E Khanabad ( CAS 120699 About CAS ) ; Khenjan ( CAS 120516 About CAS , CAS 120683–98 About CAS , CAS 120979–81 About CAS ) ; Kunduz, 400 m. ( ZFMK 8535–40 About ZFMK ) ; Pagham ( FMNH 161055 About FMNH ) ; 24 km E Taliqan ( CAS 120982–86 About CAS ) ; 65 km NE Taliqan ( CAS 120700–01 About CAS ) ; Zebak , 64 mi by rd E Faizabad ( CAS 115916 About CAS , FMNH 161124–25 About FMNH ) [see pl. 2, fig. 1 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Although Afghan specimens ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE ) were previously recognized as Rana ridibunda and more recently as Pelophylax ridibundus , we believe that they should be referred to the species above. Previously, Pelophylax terentievi was recognized only from southern Tajikistan and northwestern Xinjian in China, thus this is the first mention of this taxon for Afghanistan. Uéno and Nakamura (1966) mentioned one additional specimen from Khanabad, N. Afghanistan, but without providing a reference or voucher specimen. Clark (1990) mentioned this species (as R. ridibunda ) as very abundant at Khenjan where specimens occurred in streams, ponds and irrigation ditches.