Limnonectes microdiscus

Last updated

Limnonectes microdiscus
Limnonectes microdiscus.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. microdiscus
Binomial name
Limnonectes microdiscus
(Boettger, 1892)

Limnonectes microdiscus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. [1] [2] It is endemic to Indonesia and occurs in Java and southern Sumatra. [1]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Related Research Articles

<i>Ansonia muelleri</i> Species of amphibian

Ansonia muelleri, commonly known as Mueller's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Limnonectes acanthi is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is a common species, but it is threatened by habitat loss. It is also caught for food.

<i>Limnonectes dabanus</i> Species of amphibian

Limnonectes dabanus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps. Its status is insufficiently known.

Limnonectes finchi, Finch's wart frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to Sabah, Malaysia, but it might well occur in adjacent Kalimantan. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. The main potential threat to this species is habitat loss caused by conversion of forests to oil palm plantations. L. finchi shows some parental care: male frogs guard eggs and carry the tadpoles to small rain pools on the forest floor where the rest of larval development occurs.

Limnonectes fragilis is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Hainan Island, China. It is a medium-sized frog, males being 49 mm (1.9 in) and females 52 mm (2.0 in) snout-vent length. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<i>Limnonectes gyldenstolpei</i> Species of frog

Limnonectes gyldenstolpei is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northern Thailand, Laos, and southwestern Cambodia.

Limnonectes ibanorum is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Borneo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

<i>Limnonectes ingeri</i> Species of amphibian

Limnonectes ingeri is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Borneo . Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps. It is probably seriously affected by habitat loss, and locally also by collection for food.

<i>Limnonectes khasianus</i> Species of amphibian

Limnonectes khasianus, commonly known as the corrugated frog, rivulet frog, or sometimes (ambiguously) called "flat-headed frog", is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and possibly Bangladesh and Bhutan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Small disked frog</span> Species of amphibian

The small disked frog or swamp frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luzon fanged frog</span> Species of amphibian

The Luzon fanged frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

<i>Limnonectes macrognathus</i> Species of frog

Limnonectes macrognathus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers and intermittent rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giant Philippine frog</span> Species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to the Philippines

The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Limnonectes micrixalus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

<i>Limnonectes modestus</i> Species of frog

Limnonectes modestus is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

The Philippine small-disked frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Limnonectes rhacoda is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Indonesia and possibly Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

The giant Visayan frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, and is known from Masbate, Cebu, Negros, Guimaras, Panay, and Siquijor islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodworth's frog</span> Species of amphibian

The Woodworth's frog 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, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.

Philautus microdiscus is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India, only known from Abor Hills in Arunachal Pradesh. This little-known species inhabits tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes microdiscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T58358A3068551. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58358A3068551.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Limnonectes microdiscus (Boettger, 1892)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 29 November 2022.