Limnonectes timorensis

Limnonectes timorensis (common name: Timor river frog[3] and Timor wart frog[5]) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the island of Timor at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands.[5] In Timor-Leste it is an infrequent species associated with rivers in tropical montane forests above 1000 m altitude.[3]

Limnonectes timorensis
Female Limnonectes timorensis found near Eraulo, Ermera District, East Timor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Limnonectes
Species:
L. timorensis
Binomial name
Limnonectes timorensis
Synonyms

Rana timorensis Smith, 1927

Description

This species has a brown band on its head that starts near the tip of its snout, continues along the canthus rostralis, and through the eye, and then completely envelops the tympanum. It has warts on its skin that are normally located in a concentration on the dorsum. The fingertips of this species are somewhat swollen and wide at the tips. However, they do not have a marginal fold outlining the disk pad. The first finger is always longer than the second. There is a dorsolateral fold that starts from just behind the eye, and runs dorsally to the groin. The tympanum is almost equal in size to the eye.[3]

References
  1. Smith, 1927, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1927: 211
  2. "Limnonectes timorensis (Smith, 1927)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Kaiser, H.; Carvalho, V. L.; Ceballos, J.; Freed, P.; Heacox, S.; Lester, B.; Richards, S. J.; Trainor, C. R.; Sanchez, C.; O'Shea, M. (2011). "The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: A first report". ZooKeys (109): 19–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.109.1439. PMC 3118819. PMID 21852932.
  4. "Limnonectes timorensis - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon". Taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl. 2011-03-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  5. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Limnonectes timorensis (Smith, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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