Staurois natator
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Staurois |
| Species: | S. natator |
| Binomial name | |
| Staurois natator (Günther, 1859) | |
Staurois natator is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. 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.
References
- ↑ 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. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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