Limnonectes doriae

Limnonectes doriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Dicroglossidae
Genus:Limnonectes
Species: L. doriae
Binomial name
Limnonectes doriae
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Rana doriae Boulenger, 1887[2]

Limnonectes doriae (common name: Burmese wart frog, Doria's frog, or red stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in the Southeast Asia.[1][3]

Etymology

The specific name doriae commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2][4]

Distribution and habitat

These frogs can be found in Myanmar and western and peninsular Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, as well as in the Andaman Islands (India).[3] They are terrestrial frogs found in primary tropical forest. Breeding takes place in forest streams where the tadpoles develop. Its conservation status is insufficiently known.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Limnonectes doriae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T58332A87420097. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58332/0 Downloaded on 27 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Boulenger, G. A. (1887). "An account of the reptiles and batrachians obtained in Tenasserim by M. L. Fea of the Genoa Civic Museum". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Serie 2. 5: 474–486.
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes doriae (Boulenger, 1887)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.


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