Limnonectes ingeri (common names: Inger's wart frog, greater swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. The species is native to the island of Borneo and associated islets.
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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. ingeri
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| Limnonectes ingeri (Kiew, 1978)
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Rana ingeri Kiew, 1978 | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[2]
Geographic range
editOn the island of Borneo, L. ingeri is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[3]
Habitat
editThe natural habitats of L. ingeri are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.[1]
Diet
editAdults of L. ingeri prey upon relatively large animals such as other frogs and small reptiles.[1]
Conservation status
editL. ingeri is seriously affected by habitat loss, and locally also by collection for food.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes ingeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58341A114921214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58341A114921214.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1 (Hbk). (Limnonectes ingeri, p. 102).
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes ingeri (Kiew, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
Further reading
edit- Kiew BH (1978). "The nomenclature and identity of the Javanese frog Rana macrodon Dumeril and Bibron". Malayan Nature Journal 31 (4): 219–229. (Rana ingeri, new species, p. 223).
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