Woodworth's frog

The Woodworth's frog (Limnonectes woodworthi) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.[1]

Woodworth's frog
Limnonectes woodworthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. woodworthi
Binomial name
Limnonectes woodworthi
(Taylor, 1923)
Synonyms

Rana woodworthi Taylor, 1923

References
  1. Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Marisol Pedregosa, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez. (2004). Limnonectes woodworthi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41234A10421126.en


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