Luzon Fanged Frog

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Luzon Fanged Frog
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Limnonectes Species: L. macrocephalus
Binomial name
Limnonectes macrocephalus (Inger, 1954)

The Luzon Fanged Frog (Limnonectes macrocephalus) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

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• Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Pedregosa, M., Ubaldo, D. & Gutierrez, B. 2004. Limnonectes macrocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.