Pelobatrachus edwardinae

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Pelobatrachus edwardinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Pelobatrachus
Species:
P. edwardinae
Binomial name
Pelobatrachus edwardinae
(Inger, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Borneophrys edwardinae (Inger, 1989)
  • Megophrys edwardinae Inger, 1989

Pelobatrachus edwardinae is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is commonly known as the rough horned frog, Edwardina's horned frog, and Edwardina's spadefoot toad. It is endemic to northern Borneo and known from the Sabah and Sarawak provinces of Malaysia as well as from Brunei.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss[1]

Formerly placed in the genus Megophrys, it was reclassified into the genus Pelobatrachus in 2021.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys edwardinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57578A176635978. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57578A176635978.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pelobatrachus edwardinae (Inger, 1989) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.


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