Limnonectes fragilis (common names: fragile large-headed frog, fragile wart frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Hainan Island, China.[2] It is a medium-sized frog, males being 49 mm (1.9 in) and females 52 mm (2.0 in) snout-vent length.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Limnonectes fragilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. fragilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973)[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana fragilis Liu & Hu, 1973 | |
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Limnonectes fragilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T58334A63847760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T58334A63847760.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes fragilis (Liu and Hu, 1973)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Fei, L. (1999). Atlas of Amphibians of China (in Chinese). Zhengzhou: Henan Press of Science and Technology. p. 202. ISBN 7-5349-1835-9.
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