Finch's wart frog
| Limnonectes finchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. finchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes finchi (Inger, 1966) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rana microdisca ssp. finchi Inger, 1966 | |
Finch's wart frog, Limnonectes finchi, is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family endemic to Sabah, Malaysia, but it might well occur in adjacent Kalimantan.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests. The main potential threat to this species is habitat loss caused by conversion of forests to oil palm plantations.[1] L. finchi shows some parental care: male frogs guard eggs and carry the tadpoles to small rain pools on the forest floor where the rest of larval development occurs.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Inger, R., Stuebing, R., Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni (2004). "Limnonectes finchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes finchi (Inger, 1966)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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