Electrorana

Electrorana is an extinct genus of frog that lived in what is now Myanmar during the mid-Cretaceous, around 99 million years ago.

The generic name is derived from the Latin electrum ('amber') and rana ('frog'), while the specific epithet is given in honour of Mrs. Mo Li, who purchased and provided the specimens for study.

[1] Electrorana was described on the basis of four different specimens found in Burmese amber, which show varying states of completeness.

[1][3] A close relationship with the extinct frog Aerugoamnis from the Eocene of North America has been found in some phylogenies.

[1][3] Electrorana is thought to have lived in a tropical rainforest, making it one of the oldest known frogs to have inhabited such an environment.

Paratype specimen