Limnonectes acanthi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Dicroglossidae
Subfamilia: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species: Limnonectes acanthi

Name

Limnonectes acanthi (Taylor, 1923)

• Holotype: CAS 62577 (formerly E.H.T. collection nº 539), collected by E.H. Taylor between 1921–1922.
• Type locality: “Busuanga Island, Calamian Islands”, Philippines.

Combinations

• Rana acanthi Taylor, 1923: 523 [original combination]
• Rana macrodon acanthi — Inger, 1954: 285 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Rana magna acanthi — Inger, 1958: 253 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Rana acanthi — Taylor & Elbel, 1958: 1053 [subsequent combination, restaure to species]
• Limnonectes (Limnonectes) acanthi — Dubois, 1987: 63 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1923. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands, III. Philippine Journal of Science 22(5): 515–557. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Herr, M.W., Vallejos, J.G., Meneses, C.G., Abraham, R.K., Otterholt, R., Siler, C.D., Rico, E.L.B. & Brown, R.M. 2021. A new, morphologically cryptic species of Fanged Frog, genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), from Mindoro Island, central Philippines. Ichthyology & Herpetology 109(1): 188–210. DOI: 10.1643/h2020095 Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Limnonectes acanthi . Accessed on 28 May 2008.
• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Limnonectes acanthi  (Near Threatened) (amended version of 2019 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T58326A176572573. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58326A176572573.en. Accessed on 30 January 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Busuanga Wart Frog