Limnonectes acanthi is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is a common species, but it is threatened by habitat loss. It is also caught for food.[1]
Limnonectes acanthi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Limnonectes |
Species: | L. acanthi
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Binomial name | |
Limnonectes acanthi (Taylor, 1923)
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Limnonectes acanthi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58326A176572573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58326A176572573.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.