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Giant Philippine frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Limnonectes

Higher classification
  
Limnonectes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Dicroglossidae

Scientific name
  
Limnonectes magnus

Rank
  
Species

Giant Philippine frog cdn1arkiveorgmedia1414B130D34046464B947CE

Similar
  
Frog, Limnonectes, Amphibians, Giant Visayan frog, Woodworth's frog

The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

Giant Philippine frog Wikipedia