Biology:Limnonectes fragilis

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of amphibian

Limnonectes fragilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. fragilis
Binomial name
Limnonectes fragilis
(Liu & Hu, 1973)[2]
Synonyms

Rana fragilis Liu & Hu, 1973

Limnonectes fragilis (common names: fragile large-headed frog, fragile wart frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Hainan Island, China .[2] It is a medium-sized frog, males being 49 mm (1.9 in) and females 52 mm (2.0 in) snout-vent length.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Limnonectes fragilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58334A63847760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58334A63847760.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58334/63847760. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes fragilis (Liu and Hu, 1973)". 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-fragilis. Retrieved 19 April 2014. 
  3. Fei, L. (1999) (in Chinese). Atlas of Amphibians of China. Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 202. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2697466 entry