Limnonectes rhacoda

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Limnonectes rhacoda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. rhacoda
Binomial name
Limnonectes rhacoda
(Inger, Boeadi & Taufik, 1996)

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.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Limnonectes rhacodus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58365A114921892. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58365A114921892.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.