Limnonectes palavanensis

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Limnonectes palavanensis

Limnonectes palavanensis from the Crocker Range, Borneo^[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Limnonectes
Species:	L. palavanensis
Binomial name
*Limnonectes palavanensis* (Boulenger, 1894)
Synonyms
Rana palavanensis Boulenger, 1894

Limnonectes palavanensis (common names: smooth guardian frog, Palawan wart frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Palawan Island (the Philippines, its type locality) and in Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia).^[3]^[4] The species shows paternal care,^[2]^[4] a relatively rare trait in frogs.^[5]

Description

Male Limnonectes palavanensis grow to about 30 mm (1.2 in) and females to about 40 mm (1.6 in) in snout–vent length. There is a V-shaped ridge between the shoulders, and a sharp interorbital band that separates the anterior part of the head from differently colorer back. Juveniles have a medial vertebral stripe that in some populations persists in adults too.^[4]

The tadpole is moderately flat (dorsoventrally compressed). The tail is twice the length of the body. The tail fin is low and ends in a pointed tip.^[4]

Reproduction

The male of this species guard the tadpoles that hatch from the eggs laid on the ground. The male then carries the tadpoles on its back to water.^[2]^[4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are lower montane and lowland forests. The tadpoles develop in small rain pools^[2] and quiet sections of small, slow moving streams.^[4]

The habitat of this species is mostly well protected, although it can potentially be impacted by habitat loss.^[2] It occurs in the Crocker Range National Park.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Das, I. (2006). "Crocker Range National Park, Sabah, as a refuge for Borneo's montane herpetofauna" (PDF). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 4 (1): 3–11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Limnonectes palavanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58362A114915470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T58362A114915470.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Limnonectes palavanensis (Boulenger, 1894)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Haas, A.; Das, I.; Hertwig, S.T. (2016). "Limnonectes palavanensis (Smooth Guardian Frog)". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 171.

Taxon identifiers
Limnonectes palavanensis	Wikidata: Q2244240 Wikispecies: Limnonectes palavanensis ADW: Limnonectes_palavanensis AmphibiaWeb: 4787 ASW: Limnonectes-palavanensis BOLD: 667515 CoL: 72CZT EoL: 1037750 GBIF: 2430478 iNaturalist: 25950 IRMNG: 10245577 ITIS: 665054 IUCN: 58362 NCBI: 47435 Open Tree of Life: 952160

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