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Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973) is a animal in the Dicroglossidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973) (Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973))
Animalia

Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973)

Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973)

Limnonectes fragilis is a medium-sized endemic Dicroglossidae frog from China's Hainan Island, threatened by habitat loss.

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Genus
Limnonectes
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Limnonectes fragilis (Liu & Hu, 1973)

Common Name and Taxonomy

Limnonectes fragilis, commonly called the fragile large-headed frog or fragile wart frog, is a species of frog that belongs to the family Dicroglossidae.

Endemic Range

This species is endemic to Hainan Island, China.

Size and Sexual Dimorphism

It is a medium-sized frog; males have a snout-vent length of 49 mm (1.9 in), while females have a snout-vent length of 52 mm (2.0 in).

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rivers.

Threat Status

Limnonectes fragilis is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) 帕索卡, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 帕索卡 · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Dicroglossidae Limnonectes

More from Dicroglossidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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