Giant Philippine frog
Species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to the Philippines
| Giant Philippine frog | |
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Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes magnus (Stejneger, 1910)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rana magna Stejneger, 1910 | |
The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]
References
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- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Limnonectes magnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58353A176620668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58353A176620668.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes magnus (Stejneger, 1910)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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