Blyth's river frog
Blyth's river frog (Limnonectes blythii), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). Earlier records from Laos and Vietnam are considered misidentifications.[2]
| Blyth's river frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. blythii |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Rana macrodon var. blythii Boulenger, 1920 | |
Description edit
Blyth's river frog is a large frog. Females grow to a snout–vent length of 90–260 mm (3.5–10.2 in) and males to 85–125 mm (3.3–4.9 in). Large adults can weigh more than 1 kg (2.2 lb). The skin is smooth on the dorsum, with or without scattered tubercles or longitudinal skin folds. They are brownish, grey, or yellowish above and white or yellowish below. They may or may not have a vertebral stripe on their backs.[3][4]
Habitat edit
These frogs inhabit streams with gravel and rocks in primary and secondary evergreen forest. Males build a nesting hollow in a sandy stream bed area, and the tadpoles develop in streams.[1] They can also be found far away from streams.[3]
Use and conservation edit
The major threat to this species is collection for food, both for local consumption and for trade. It is also locally impacted by habitat loss.[1]
Gallery edit
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Limnonectes blythii (subadult) - Khao Sok National Park
References edit
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Limnonectes blythii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T222337463A114716689. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b . Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Malayan Giant Frog". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links edit
- Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - Limnonectes blythii 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Malayan giant frog