Limnonectes ingeri
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. ingeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes ingeri (Kiew, 1978)
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Rana ingeri Kiew, 1978 | |
Limnonectes ingeri (common names: Inger's wart frog, greater swamp frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. The species is native to the island of Borneo and associated islets.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, ingeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert F. Inger.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]On the island of Borneo, L. ingeri is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The natural habitats of L. ingeri are tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and swamps.[1]
Diet
[edit | edit source]Adults of L. ingeri prey upon relatively large animals such as other frogs and small reptiles.[1]
Conservation status
[edit | edit source]L. ingeri is seriously affected by habitat loss, and locally also by collection for food.[1]
References
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- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Hbk). (Limnonectes ingeri, p. 102).
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Kiew BH (1978). "The nomenclature and identity of the Javanese frog Rana macrodon Dumeril and Bibron". Malayan Nature Journal 31 (4): 219–229. (Rana ingeri, new species, p. 223).
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