Philippine narrowmouth toad
| Philippine Narrowmouth Toad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Kaloula |
| Species: | K. conjuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaloula conjuncta (Peters, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Kaloula negrosensis Taylor, 1922 | |
The Philippine Narrowmouth Toad (Kaloula conjuncta) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G., Hampson, K., Diesmos, M.L., Mallari, A., Ong, P., Ubaldo, D.& Gutierrez, B. 2004. Kaloula conjuncta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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