Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Limnonectes Higher classification Limnonectes | Phylum Chordata Family Dicroglossidae Scientific name Limnonectes leporinus Rank Species | |
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Similar Frog, Limnonectes, Amphibians, Limnonectes paramacrodon, Malesian frog | ||
The giant river frog (Limnonectes leporinus) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to Borneo, and found in Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia).
Giant river frogs inhabit the banks of small to large, rocky streams in hilly lowland rainforests. The tadpoles develop in quiet side pools of streams. It is locally affected by deforestation and over-exploitation, but it is not considered threatened by the IUCN.
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