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Species of Thailand

Tawau fanged frog

Limnonectes paramacrodon

Robert Frederick Inger, 1966

In Thai: กบป่าพรุ

Limnonectes paramacrodon (commonly known as the masked swamp frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family.

It is found in Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore, and southernmost Thailand), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia), and Natuna Besar.

Its natural habitats are lowland swamp forest areas with small rivers and streams. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Dicroglossidae
Genus
Limnonectes
Species
Limnonectes paramacrodon

Common names

  • English:
    • Tawau fanged frog
    • Masked swamp frog
    • Tawau wart frog
    • Lesser swamp frog
  • Thai: กบป่าพรุ

Synonyms

  • Rana paramacrodon, Robert Frederick Inger (1966)

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)

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Limnonectes paramacrodon

Range Map

Distribution map of Tawau fanged frog, Limnonectes paramacrodon in Thailand
  • Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
Range map of Limnonectes paramacrodon in Thailand