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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.
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).
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 ...
It is endemic to the Philippines and known with certainty only from the island of Mindoro, although it might also occur on the nearby Semirara Island. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Even though this species was formally described only in 2010, Edward Harrison Taylor had already in 1920s recognized that it is distinct from Leptobrachium hasseltii , the name used ...
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.
These amphibians usually sequester toxins from animals and plants on which they feed, commonly from poisonous insects or poisonous plants. Except certain salamandrid salamanders that can extrude sharp venom-tipped ribs, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and two species of frogs with venom-tipped bone spurs on their skulls, amphibians are not known to actively inject ...
The Mindoro tree frog (Philautus schmackeri) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.