Biology:Palawan horned frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Megophrys |
| Species: | M. ligayae
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| Megophrys ligayae Taylor, 1920
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The Palawan horned frog[2] (Megophrys ligayae) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Balabac and Palawan islands, in the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys ligayae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T57580A176635540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57580A176635540.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57580/176635540. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Megophrys ligayae". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Megophrys+ligayae. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q2240594 entry
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