Limnonectes suboliferus Dehling, Neokleous, Das, Grafe, Pui, and Hertwig, 2025

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

Limnonectes suboliferus Dehling, Neokleous, Das, Grafe, Pui, and Hertwig, 2025, Zootaxa, 5650: 37. Holotype: NMBE 1059945, by original designation. Type locality: "'Frog Pond' (1.606397°, 110.188612°; 295 m), Kubah National Park, Matang Range, Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo)". ZooBank Publication registration: F8B8158B-26F9-4E1A-A1CF-A20A72F2D875

Common Names

Western Guardian Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Lowland rainforest in western Sarawak (Kubah National Park, Gunung Gading National Park, and Gunung Pueh), Malaysia, between 15 and 330 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

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

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

Comment

In the Limnonectes palavanensis group and formerly confused with that species, according to the original publication, where comparative molecular markers, morphology, morphometrics, and advertisement call were detailed. See comment under Limnonectes palavanensis for possibly relevant legacy literature. 

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