Limnonectes poilani (Bourret, 1942)

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

Rana kohchangae poilani Bourret, 1942, Batr. Indochine: 265. Holotype: Not stated although  MNHNP 1948.0127 according to Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28 (3A): 25 Type locality: "Dong-Tam-Ve", Quang Tri Province, southern Vietnam.

Limnonectes poilani — Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002, Raffles Bull. Zool., 50: 471.

Common Names

Poilan's Fanged Frog (Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28 (3A): 25). 

Poilane's Frog (Neang and Holden, 2008, Field Guide Amph. Cambodia: 95; Vassilieva, Galoyan, Poyarkov, and Geissler, 2016, Photograph. Field Guide Amph. Rept. Lowland S. Vietnam: 93). 

Poilan's Frog (Pham, Phan, Do, and Nguyen, 2019, Tap-Chi-Sinh-Hoc, 41 (2se1&2se2): 174).

Distribution

Central Vietnam from Quang Tri Province south to Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, west to Xekong Province, southeastern Laos. See comment. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Laos, Vietnam

Comment

Prior to 2025 populations now named Limnonectes splendissimus were treated as Limnonectes poilani so publications prior to that of  Le, Nguyen, Murphy, Tran, Nguyen, and Che, 2025, Zootaxa, 5570: 57–80, should be used with caution. 

Confused with Limnonectes kohchangae until recognized as a distinct species by Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002, Raffles Bull. Zool., 50: 471. Orlov, Murphy, Ananjeva, Ryabov, and Ho, 2002, Russ. J. Herpetol., 9: 87, stated the species (as Limnonectes kohchangae) to occur in Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Reported for southwestern Cambodia by Ohler, Swan, and Daltry, 2002, Raffles Bull. Zool., 50: 465–481. Nutphund, 2001, Amph. Thailand: 127, provided a brief characterization (as Limnonectes kohchangae) and photograph, which Ohler, 2003, Alytes, 21: 101, noted was of a specimen of Rana glandulosa. Stuart, Sok, and Neang, 2006, Raffles Bull. Zool., 54: 138–139, provided a record for Cambodia. Bain, Nguyen, and Doan, 2007, Herpetol. Rev., 38: 109, provided records from Thua Thien-Hue and Lam Dong Provinces, Vietnam. Neang and Holden, 2008, Field Guide Amph. Cambodia: 95, provided a photograph, brief account of identification, ecology, and range in Cambodia. Tran, Le, Le, Vu, Nguyen, Böhme, and Ziegler, 2010, Herpetol. Notes, 3: 111–119, provided a record from Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, and provided a brief morphological diagnosis. See account, photograph, and map for Vietnam in Vassilieva, Galoyan, Poyarkov, and Geissler, 2016, Photograph. Field Guide Amph. Rept. Lowland S. Vietnam: 93–95. Pham, Phan, Do, and Nguyen, 2019, Tap-Chi-Sinh-Hoc, 41 (2se1&2se2): 174–175, reported collection sites in Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces, Vietnam, and described the specimens, provided a photograph and ecological notes, and summarized the range in Vietnam by province. Poyarkov, Nguyen, Popov, Geissler, Pawangkhanant, Neang, Suwannapoom, and Orlov, 2021, Russ. J. Herpetol., 28 (3A): 25, suggested that the species would be found in nearby Laos. Brakels, Maury, and Nguyen, 2021, Herpetol. Rev., 52: 792, provided a record from Dakcheung District, Xekong Province, southeastern Laos. Stuart, Seateun, Sivongxay, and Phimmachak, 2025 "2024", in Wildlife Lao PDR: 23, briefly summarized literature, taxonomy, habitat, and range for Laos.  

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