Limnonectes acanthi

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.[1]

Limnonectes acanthi

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. acanthi
Binomial name
Limnonectes acanthi
(Taylor, 1923)

References

  1. UCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Limnonectes acanthi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T58326A58479256. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58326A58479256.en. Downloaded on 21 July 2019.


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