Limnonectes hascheanus
| Limnonectes hascheanus | |
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| Limnonectes hascheanus in Ko Lanta National Park, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Dicroglossinae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. hascheanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes hascheanus (Stoliczka, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polypedates hascheanus Stoliczka, 1870 | |
Limnonectes hascheanus is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (from southern Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia); its occurrence in the Andaman Islands requires confirmation.[2] It is a small frog, males being 19–25 mm (0.75–0.98 in) and females 21–25 mm (0.83–0.98 in) snout-vent length.[3]
Taxonomy
Taxonomic work by Robert F. Inger and Bryan L. Stuart in 2010[3] on Limnonectes hascheanus and L. limborgi has led to better understanding of these similar species — L. limborgi has been considered a junior synonym of L. hascheanus.[2] While the species are morphologically similar, mainly differing in body size (L. hascheanus is smaller), they are genetically distinct.[3] This taxonomic work has also led to redefinition of ranges of both species, and the range of L. hascheanus (as presently defined) is much more restricted[2] than what was reported in the latest (2004) IUCN assessment for this species.[1]
Life cycle
The life cycle of Limnonectes hascheanus has earlier been reported to have direct development (no free-swimming tadpole stage, which instead hatch as tiny full-formed frogs). Notice that the original observations of this phenomenon came from outside the range of L. hascheanus and probably apply to L. limborgi.[3] More importantly, careful observations have showed that L. limborgi has free-swimming but endotrophic larvae; this probably applies to L. hascheanus too.[4]
References
- 1 2 van Dijk, P.P.; Stuart, B. & Das, I. (2004). "Limnonectes hascheanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes hascheanus (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Inger, Robert F.; Stuart, Bryan L. (2010). "Systematics of Limnonectes (Taylorana) Dubois". Current Herpetology. 29: 51–68. doi:10.3105/018.029.0201.
- ↑ Rowley, J. J. L.; Altig, R. (2012). "Nidicolous development in Limnonectes limborgi (Anura, Dicroglossidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 33: 145–149. doi:10.1163/156853812X626179.