Limnonectes ingeri
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Limnonectes ingeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Limnonectes |
Species: | L. ingeri
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Binomial name | |
Limnonectes ingeri (Kiew, 1978)
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Synonyms | |
Rana ingeri Kiew, 1978 |
Limnonectes ingeri (common names: Inger's wart frog, greater swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. The species is native to the island of Borneo and associated islets.
Etymology
The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[2]
Geographic range
On the island of Borneo, L. ingeri is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitats of L. ingeri are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.[1]
Diet
Adults of L. ingeri prey upon relatively large animals such as other frogs and small reptiles.[1]
Conservation status
L. ingeri is seriously affected by habitat loss, and locally also by collection for food.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes ingeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58341A114921214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58341A114921214.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1 (Hbk). (Limnonectes ingeri, p. 102).
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes ingeri (Kiew, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
Further reading
- Kiew BH (1978). "The nomenclature and identity of the Javanese frog Rana macrodon Dumeril and Bibron". Malayan Nature Journal 31 (4): 219–229. (Rana ingeri, new species, p. 223).
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