HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Kuhl's creek frog or large-headed frog (''Limnonectes kuhlii'') is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.


Species complex

''L. kuhlii'' was once believed to have a broad distribution in Northeast India ( Assam) and Southeast Asia, but a phylogenetic analysis in 2010 demonstrated that there were at least 16 morphologically similar, but genetically distinct evolutionary lineages subsumed under the name. Already, several populations that were previously identified as ''L. kuhlii'' have been formally described as new species: '' L. fujianensis'' and '' L. bannaensis'' of China, '' L. nguyenorum'' and '' L. quangninhensis'' of Vietnam, '' L. jarujini'', '' L. taylori'', '' L. isanensis'', and '' L. megastomias'' of Thailand, and '' L. sisikdagu'' from Indonesia. The original specimen of ''L. kuhlii'' was found in Java, and that is the only area where the "true" species occurs with certainty.


Phylogeny

Below is a phylogeny of species within the ''L. kuhlii'' species complex (McLeod, et al. 2015).McLeod, Kurlbaum & Hoang, 2015 : ''More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae)''. Zootaxa, , .


References


External links


Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - ''Limnonectes kuhlii''
Limnonectes Fauna of Brunei Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Cambodia Amphibians of China Frogs of India Amphibians of Indonesia Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Malaysia Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1838 {{Limnonectes-stub