Limnonectes finchi

Limnonectes finchi, Finch's wart frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae 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]

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

References

  1. Inger, R.; Stuebing, R.; Iskandar, D. & Mumpuni (2004). "Limnonectes finchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58333A11768406. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58333A11768406.en.
  2. 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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