Leptobrachium hendricksoni

Spotted Litter Frog

Leptobrachium hendricksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Megophryidae
Genus:Leptobrachium
Species: L. hendricksoni
Binomial name
Leptobrachium hendricksoni
Taylor, 1962

Leptobrachium hendricksoni (common names: Thai spadefoot toad, bright yellow-eyed crawl frog, spotted litter frog) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is found in Malay Peninsula (Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia), Sarawak (Borneo), and Sumatra (Indonesia).[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and nearby plantations and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Male Leptobrachium hendricksoni grow to snout-vent length of 39–48 mm (1.5–1.9 in) and females to 52–80 mm (2.0–3.1 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 van Dijk, P.P.; Iskandar, D.; Inger, R.; Chuaynkern, Y.; Sukumaran, J. & Yaakob, N. (2004). "Leptobrachium hendricksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachium hendricksoni Taylor, 1962". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Leptobrachium hendricksoni". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Retrieved 5 October 2013.


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