Electrorana limoae
Sign in to saveElectrorana is an extinct genus of frog that lived in what is now Myanmar during the mid-Cretaceous, around 99 million years ago. The type species and only species is Electrorana limoae. The generic name is derived from the Latin (amber) and (frog), while the specific epithet is given in honour of Mrs. Mo Li, who purchased and provided the specimens for study.
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Electrorana is an extinct genus of frog that lived in what is now Myanmar during the mid-Cretaceous, around 99 million years ago. The type species and only species is Electrorana limoae. The generic name is derived from the Latin (amber) and (frog), while the specific epithet is given in honour of Mrs. Mo Li, who purchased and provided the specimens for study.
==Description== left|thumb|Paratype specimen Electrorana was described on the basis of four different specimens found in Burmese amber, which show varying states of completeness. These specimens have a body length of though it has been suggested that they are likely to have been juveniles.
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