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The northern frog (Ingerana borealis), or the Rotung oriental frog is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeastern India, Tibet, Nepal, and western Myanmar. [2] Its natural habitats are small, still waters and slow-moving waters in tropical moist forests.
Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of frog meat, exporting more than 5,000 tonnes of frog meat each year, mostly to France, Belgium and Luxembourg. [217] Originally, they were supplied from local wild populations, but overexploitation led to a diminution in the supply.
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.
He is a professor of biosystematics and ecology at Bandung Institute of Technology in West Java, Indonesia. Iskandar has been the first to describe many species of amphibian, including the Bornean flat-headed frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) in 1978, [1] [2] and, in 2014, Limnonectes larvaepartus, the only known frog that directly births ...
Environmental issues due to Indonesia's rapid industrialisation process and high population growth, have seen lower priority given to preserving ecosystems. [3] Issues include illegal logging, with resulting deforestation, and a high level of urbanisation, air pollution, garbage management and waste water services also contributing to the forest deterioration.
L. Leptobrachella baluensis; Leptobrachella bondangensis; Leptobrachella mjobergi; Leptobrachella natunae; Leptobrachella picta; Leptobrachella serasanae
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.
Hose's frog (Odorrana hosii, often misspelled as O. hosei) is a true frog species with a wide range in Southeast Asia.This species was named after zoologist Charles Hose.. Its closest living relatives appear to be O. chloronota which occurs to the north of Hose's frog's range, as well as O. livida and O. morafkai with a more limited range in Myanmar and Vietnam, respectively; these four appear ...