Glyphoglossus flavus

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Glyphoglossus flavus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Glyphoglossus
Species:
G. flavus
Binomial name
Glyphoglossus flavus
(Kiew, 1984)
Synonyms [2]
  • Calluella flavaKiew, 1984

Glyphoglossus flavus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to Borneo and is known from the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak (Malaysia), Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah (Malaysia), and Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei. [1] Common names Borneo squat frog [2] and yellow burrowing frog have been coined for it. [4]

Its natural habitats are tropical swamp forests. This burrowing frog is difficult to find and is expected to be more widely distributed than currently known. [1]

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References

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  4. 1 2 Haas, A.; Das, I. & Hertwig, S.T. (2019). "Glyphoglossus flavus (Yellow Burrowing Frog)". Frogs of Borneo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.