Luzon fanged frog
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Luzon fanged frog | |
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Limnonectes macrocephalus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Limnonectes |
Species: | L. macrocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Limnonectes macrocephalus (Inger, 1954)
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The Luzon fanged frog (Limnonectes macrocephalus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, and plantations . It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes macrocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58350A58479456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58350A58479456.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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