Another species, Rana laterimaculata was regarded as a junior synonym of
Rana baramica by Inger (1966) and was recognized as a valid species by Leong et al.
(2003) based on the differences of external morphology and bio-acoustics. This
revalidation was accepted by subsequent works (e.g. Das et al., 2007). Leong et al.
(2003) examined eight specimens from southern Thailand and assigned them to Rana
laterimaculata. This study extended the geographical range of this species as far as
southern Thailand. Afterward, this species was not listed and its status was not
evaluated in subsequent works such as Nabhitabhata et al. (“2000”2004), Nabhitabhata
& Chan-ard (2005), Meewattana (2005) and Thong-aree et al. (undated).
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