Staurois natator

Staurois natator is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where found on the islands of Mindanao, Leyte and Samar. It has sometimes been reported from other Philippine islands and Borneo, but these populations are now regarded as separate species (S. guttatus and S. nubilus).[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Staurois natator

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Staurois
Species:
S. natator
Binomial name
Staurois natator
(Günther, 1859)

References

  1. Arifin, U., D. T. Iskandar, D. P. Bickford, R. M. Brown, R. Meier, and S. N. Kutty. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744: 39–52
  • Diesmos, A.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Gee, G.; Inger, R.; Stuebing, R.; Das, I.; Yambun, P.; Lakim, M. (2004). "Staurois natator". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58762A115204102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58762A11823304.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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