Limnonectes lanjakensis Matsui and Nishikawa, 2024

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

Limnonectes lanjakensis Matsui and Nishikawa in Matsui, Nishikawa, Shimada, Eto, Hamidy, Sudin, Hossman, Gumal, and Vairappan, 2024, Curr. Herpetol., Kyoto, 43: 260. Holotype: SFC-GRB-00608 (former KUHE17483), by original designation. Type locality: "Sungai Jelak, a branch of Sungai Engkari, Bukit Lanjak, Sri Aman Division, Sarawak (01°20'N, 112°00'E, 250 m asl)". Zoobank Publication registration: BFFA8A8E-AD46-4BE8-B965-3E5D26978071

Common Names

Labang’s Fanged Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Sri Aman and Sibu Divisions, Sarawak, Malaysia, 31 to 250 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Endemic: Malaysia, Malaysia, East (Sarawak and/or Sabah)

Comment

Comparative morphology, mtDNA 16s molecular markers, and natural history detailed in the original publcation. Previously confused with Limnonectes kuhlii, but referred to as  Limnonectes sp. Lineage 14, by Matsui, Kuraishi, Eto, Hamidy, Nishikawa, Shimada, Yambun Imbun, Vairappan, and Hossman, 2016, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 102: 308.

External links:

Please note: these links will take you to external websites not affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. We are not responsible for their content.