Limnonectes doriae
Limnonectes doriae (common name: Burmese wart frog, Doria's frog, or red stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in the Southeast Asia.[1][3]
| Limnonectes doriae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. doriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes doriae (Boulenger, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana doriae Boulenger, 1887[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name doriae commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2][4]
Distribution and habitat
These frogs can be found in Myanmar and western and peninsular Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, as well as in the Andaman Islands (India).[3] They are terrestrial frogs found in primary tropical forest. Breeding takes place in forest streams where the tadpoles develop. Its conservation status is insufficiently known.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Limnonectes doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T58332A87420097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58332A87420097.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1887). "An account of the reptiles and batrachians obtained in Tenasserim by M. L. Fea of the Genoa Civic Museum". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Serie 2. 5: 474–486.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes doriae (Boulenger, 1887)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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