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The giant Philippine frog, large swamp frog, or Mindanao fanged frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines . [ 2 ] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests , subtropical or tropical moist montane forests , rivers , intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes , and ...
The Luzon fanged frog (Limnonectes macrocephalus) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.It is endemic to the Philippines.. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, coastal freshwater lagoons, arable land, pastureland, and ...
The Luzon narrow-mouthed frog (Kaloula rigida) is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the Central Cordilleras and Sierra Madres of northern Luzon , Philippines . The Baguio variety is divergent from the rest of the population found in the forested mountains of northern Luzon.
The Mindanao horned frog (Pelobatrachus stejnegeri) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Luzon wart frog (Fejervarya vittigera) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae.It is endemic to the Philippines [2] where it occurs on all the major islands. It is an abundant and common species occurring in a range of man-made habitats, such as agricultural areas, ditches, artificial ponds and lakes.
Sanguirana luzonensis, also known as the Luzon frog, is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon (including some associated islands), the Philippines. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It occurs in swift-flowing, cool mountain streams and rivers in montane rainforest at elevations up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
An example of poison ingestion derives from the poison dart frog. They get a deadly chemical called lipophilic alkaloid from consuming a poisonous food in the rainforest . They are immune to the poison and they secrete it through their skin as a defense mechanism against predators.
Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Colombia. There are 3 different Colombian species of Phyllobates, considered highly toxic species due to the poison they contain in the wild. Phyllobates contains the most poisonous species of frog, the golden poison frog (P. terribilis).