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Small disked frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Limnonectes

Higher classification
  
Limnonectes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Dicroglossidae

Scientific name
  
Limnonectes leytensis

Rank
  
Species

Small disked frog

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

The small disked frog or swamp frog (Limnonectes leytensis) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

References

Small disked frog Wikipedia