Leptolalax maurus

Leptolalax maurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species: L. maurus
Binomial name
Leptolalax maurus
Inger, Lakim, Biun & Yambun, 1997

Leptolalax maurus is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from its type locality, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Inger, R., Das, I., Stuebing, R., Lakim, M. & Yambun, P. (2004). "Leptolalax maurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax maurus Inger, Lakim, Biun, and Yambun, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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