Giant Philippine frog
| Giant Philippine frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes magnus (Stejneger, 1910)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana magna Stejneger, 1910 | |
The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]
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- 1 2 Diesmos, A.; Alcala, A.; Brown, R.; Afuang, L.; Gee, G. & Iskandar, D. (2004). "Limnonectes magnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes magnus (Stejneger, 1910)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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