Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Kaloula Higher classification Kaloula | Phylum Chordata Family Microhylidae Scientific name Kaloula conjuncta Rank Species | |
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Similar Painted narrowmouth toad, Kaloula, Frog, Amphibians, Kalinga narrowmouth toad | ||
The Philippine narrowmouth toad or the Truncate-toed Chorus Frog (Kaloula conjuncta) is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, 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, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, water storage areas, ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Range
Kaloula conjuncta occurs throughout the Philippines, and has been recorded on the islands of Negros, Panay, Guimaras, Cebu, Luzon, Polillo, Marinduque, Mindanao, Leyte, Patnanungan, Jomalig, Catanduanes, Tablas, Romblon, Sibuyan, and possibly Mindoro.
Subspecies
There are currently 4 recognized subspecies of K. conjuncta (Inger 1954). Divergent varieties have been observed in Sibuyan, Eastern Visayas (Samar-Leyte), and Mindoro. The Sibuyan variety is most closely related to K. conjuncta negrosensis.