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)
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Range Map
- Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat