Limnonectes quangninhensis

Limnonectes quangninhensis (Quangninh Wart Frog; Vietnamese: Ếch nhẽo Quảng Ninh[1]) is a species of fanged frog in the family Dicroglossidae. Its type locality is Quảng Sơn Commune, Hải Hà District, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam, where it was found in an evergreen forest near Tai Chi Village (21°31.785’N, 107°38.965’E, 195 meters above sea level). It is found in islands of the Gulf of Tonkin, and is also likely found across the border in Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China. It is a sister taxon to Limnonectes fujianensis.

Limnonectes quangninhensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. quangninhensis
Binomial name
Limnonectes quangninhensis
Pham, Le, Nguyen, Ziegler, Wu, and Nguyen, 2017

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