Limnonectes kiziriani Pham, Le, Ngo, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2018

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Dicroglossidae > Subfamily: Dicroglossinae > Genus: Limnonectes > Species: Limnonectes kiziriani

Limnonectes kiziriani Pham, Le, Ngo, Ziegler, and Nguyen, 2018, Zootaxa, 4508: 117. Holotype: IEBR 4343, by original designation. Type locality: "the evergreen forest near Sao La Ranger Station 16006.720’N, 107027.195’E, at an elevation of 485 m asl.), Sao La Nature Reserve, A Luoi District, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam". Zoobank publication registration: A88B66CC-BB34-454E-8249-1101281B34BD

Common Names

Kizirian's Fanged Frog (Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28 (3A): 24). 

Kizirian’s Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

In Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue, Gia Lai, and Kon Tum provinces, central Vietnam; in Laos in the Central Annamites in eastern Vilabouri District, Savannakhet Province, 465 m elevation, and Dakchung and Karum District, Xekong Province, 920–1490 m. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Laos, Vietnam

Comment

In the Limnonectes kuhlii group according to the original publication. Pham, Phan, Do, and Nguyen, 2019, Tap-Chi-Sinh-Hoc, 41 (2se1&2se2): 171–172, reported a collection site in Kon Tum province, Vietnam, and described the specimens, provided a photograph and ecological notes, and summarized the range in Vietnam by province. Stuart, Seateun, Sivongxay, and Phimmachak, 2025 "2024", in Wildlife Lao PDR: 22, briefly summarized literature, taxonomy, habitat, and range for Laos.  

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