''Limnonectes limborgi'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the

Dicroglossidae The frog family Dicroglossidae occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs. The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to ...

. It is found in

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

; it might well occur in

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and

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, China. It is a small frog, males being and females snout-vent length.

Taxonomy

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work by

Robert F. Inger Robert Frederick Inger (September 10, 1920 – April 12, 2019) was an American herpetologist. During his lifetime, he wrote numerous books and publications about herpetology. He was also the curator for amphibians and reptiles at the Field Mus ...

and Bryan L. Stuart in 2010 on ''

Limnonectes hascheanus ''Limnonectes hascheanus'' is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (from southern Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia); its occurrence in the Andaman Islands requires confirmation. It is a sma ...

'' and ''L. limborgi'' has led to better understanding of these similar species — ''L. limborgi'' has been considered a junior synonym of ''L. hascheanus''. While the species are morphologically similar, mainly differing in body size (''L. hascheanus'' being smaller), they are genetically distinct. This taxonomic work has also led to redefinition of ranges of both species, and the range of ''L. limborgi'' (as presently defined) is much broader than what was reported in the latest (2004)

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assessment for this species when it was considered "

Data Deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...

". However, ''L. limborgi'' may in fact consist of several species.

Life cycle

''Limnonectes limborgi'' has

nidicolous In biology, nidifugous ( , ) organisms are those that leave the nest shortly after hatching or birth. The term is derived from Latin ''nidus'' for "nest" and ''fugere'', meaning "to flee". The terminology is most often used to describe birds and w ...

development: eggs are oviposited terrestrially in a nest; the larvae hatch in the nest and are free-living but non-feeding. Male frogs attend the nest; their skin secretions might inhibit fungal or bacterial infections. This contrast to the earlier belief that ''Limnonectes limborgi'' has direct development, i.e., no free-swimming

tadpole A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ...

stage, and hatching as tiny full-formed frogs. Notice that this phenomenon is originally reported for ''L. hascheanus'', but the observations came outside the range of that species, and probably apply to ''L. limborgi'' (as currently defined).

References

*https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/frogs/limborgs-frog/ {{Taxonbar, from=Q2244439 limborgi Amphibians of Myanmar Amphibians of Cambodia Amphibians of Laos Amphibians of Thailand Amphibians of Vietnam Amphibians described in 1892 Taxa named by William Lutley Sclater Taxonomy articles created by Polbot