Leptolalax maurus

Leptolalax maurus is a frog species in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from its type locality, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[1]

Leptolalax maurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species:
L. maurus
Binomial name
Leptolalax maurus
Inger, Lakim, Biun & Yambun, 1997

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Leptolalax maurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T57569A123692389. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T57569A123692389.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax maurus Inger, Lakim, Biun, and Yambun, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2013.


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