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Limnonectes is a genus of fork-tongued frogs of 91 known species, but new ones are still being described occasionally. [1] [2] They are collectively known as fanged frogs because they tend to have unusually large teeth, which are small or absent in other frogs.
Limnonectes megastomias is a robust, very large-headed fanged frog. Adult males range from 40 to 123.7 mm SVL and the females measure 53.5 – 86.3 mm SVL. The head is somewhat longer than wide, and males have larger heads (41-56% of SVL) than females (39-45% of SVL). Males also have thick, elongated odontoid processes, which act as “fangs.”
Limnonectes larvaepartus is a species of fanged frog in the family Dicroglossidae endemic to northern and western Sulawesi, Indonesia. [2] It is unique in that it has internal fertilization and gives live birth to tadpoles. [1] Other frog species that have live birth produce froglets.
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"Fewer than a dozen of the 6455 species of frogs in the world are known to have internal fertilization, and of these, all but the new species either deposit fertilized eggs or give birth to froglets."
Leishan odorous frogs live in a mountain forest between elevations of about 5,200 and 5,900 feet, researchers said. The frogs were “often found on bamboo” and were also seen near streams.
Together with the West Africa Nimbaphrynoides (which was included in Nectophrynoides in the past) and Limnonectes larvaepartus, they are the only frogs/toads in the world that do not lay eggs. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Ethiopian Altiphrynoides (includes Spinophrynoides ), which lay eggs, were also part of Nectophrynoides in the past.
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]