Limnonectes savan

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 savan

Name

Limnonectes savan Phimmachak, Richards, Sivongxay, Seateun, Chuaynkern, Makchai, Som & Stuart, 2019: 139

Holotype: NCSM 76288 (field tag BLS 12395), adult ♂, collected by B.L. Stuart, S. Phimmachak, S.J. Richards and N. Sivongxay on 15 November 2008.

Type locality: “Laos, Savannakhet Province, Vilabouli District, Sepon Mining Tenement, Ban Houay Hong Village, Houay Hong Stream, 17.04444°N, 106.12622°E, 254 m elev., under boulder in shallow water of 1–3 m wide swift, rocky stream in semi-evergreen forest”.

References

Primary references

Phimmachak, S., Richards, S.J., Sivongxay, N., Seateun, S., Chuaynkern, Y., Makchai, S., Som, H.E. & Stuart, B.L. 2019. A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (Limnonectes, Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand. ZooKeys 846: 133–156. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.846.33200A Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Savan Fanged Frog

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