Limnonectes grunniens

Limnonectes grunniens (common name: Amboina wart frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Sulawesi, Molucca Islands, and New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).[2] Frogs from Sulawesi may represent a different, undescribed species.[1]

Limnonectes grunniens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. grunniens
Binomial name
Limnonectes grunniens
(Latreille, 1801)
Synonyms

Rana grunniens Latreille in Sonnini de Manoncourt & Latreille, 1801
Rana subsaltans Gravenhorst, 1829
Rana hydromedusa Tschudi, 1838

Limnonectes grunniens is a semi-aquatic frog living and breeding near and in streams, swamps and pools in tropical rainforest. It can also be found in rural gardens and degraded forests. It is collected for human consumption, which may locally threaten it.[1]

References

  1. Iskandar, D.; Mumpuni & Richards, S. (2004). "Limnonectes grunniens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58336A11768773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58336A11768773.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes grunniens (Latreille, 1801)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 April 2014.


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