''Limnonectes microtympanum'' (common name: Sulawesi wart frog) is a species of

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

in the family

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

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Sulawesi,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, where it is only known from the

Moncong Lompobatang Moncong Lompobattang is a mountain in Indonesia with an elevation of 2,874 m. Moncong Lompobattang is ranked 116th in the world by topographic prominence. There is a small antenna compound at the summit of Moncong Lompobattang, along with a trian ...

mountain at elevations above . ''Limnonectes microtympanum'' is a common frog within its restricted range. It lives in and around streams in montane forests.

References

Microtympanum Endemic fauna of Indonesia Amphibians of Sulawesi Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1907 {{Limnonectes-stub