Gastrophrynoides borneensis

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Gastrophrynoides borneensis

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Gastrophrynoides
Species:
G. borneensis
Binomial name
Gastrophrynoides borneensis
(Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms[2]

Engystoma borneense Boulenger, 1897

Gastrophrynoides borneensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Borneo and is known from Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysia, but it is likely to be also found in adjacent Kalimantan (Indonesia). Common name Borneo narrowmouth toad has been coined for it.[2]

Gastrophrynoides borneensis is a lowland forest species that occurs in leaf-litter of the forest floor. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by clear-cutting.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b <IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Gastrophrynoides borneensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T57818A123692711. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57818A123692711.en. Downloaded on 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Gastrophrynoides borneensis (Boulenger, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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