Limnonectes doriae

"Doria's frog" redirects here. For the frog in the Rhacophoridae family, see Doria's bush frog.
"Red stream frog" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Red-eyed stream frog.
Limnonectes doriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species: L. doriae
Binomial name
Limnonectes doriae
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Rana doriae Boulenger, 1887[2]

Limnonectes doriae (common name: Burmese wart frog, Doria's frog, or red stream frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family found in the Southeast Asia.[1][3]

Etymology

The specific name doriae commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2]

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

  1. 1 2 3 van Dijk, P.P.; Wogan, G.; Das, I. & Vijayakumar, S.P. (2004). "Limnonectes doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 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.


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