Biology:Giant river frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Giant river frog | |
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| A giant river frog at the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. leporinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes leporinus Andersson, 1923
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The giant river frog (Limnonectes leporinus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Borneo, and found in Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).[2]
Giant river frogs inhabit the banks of small to large, rocky streams in hilly lowland rainforests. The tadpoles develop in quiet side pools of streams. It is locally affected by deforestation and over-exploitation, but it is not considered threatened by the IUCN.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes leporinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58348A114921455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58348A114921455.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58348/114921455. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes leporinus Andersson, 1923". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Limnonectes/Limnonectes-leporinus.
Wikidata ☰ Q2244174 entry
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