Blyth's river frog
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Limnonectes blythii from Thailand.JPG
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Limnonectes blythii
| authority = (Boulenger, 1920)
| synonyms = Rana macrodon var. blythii Boulenger, 1920
}}
Blyth's river frog (Limnonectes blythii), also known as Blyth's frog, giant Asian river frog or (ambiguously) giant frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found from Myanmar through western Thailand and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) to Sumatra and Borneo (Indonesia). Earlier records from Laos and Vietnam are considered misidentifications.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Limnonectes/Limnonectes-blythii |title=Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=5 April 2014}}
Description
Blyth's river frog is a large frog. Females grow to a snout–vent length of {{convert|90|-|260|mm|abbr=on}} and males to {{convert|85|-|125|mm|abbr=on}}. Large adults can weigh more than {{convert|1|kg|abbr=on}}. The skin is smooth on the dorsum, with or without scattered tubercles or longitudinal skin folds. They are brownish, grey, or yellowish above and white or yellowish below. They may or may not have a vertebral stripe on their backs.{{cite web |url=http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians/malayan_giant_frog.htm |title=Malayan Giant Frog |work=Ecology Asia |access-date=5 April 2014}}
Habitat
These frogs inhabit streams with gravel and rocks in primary and secondary evergreen forest. Males build a nesting hollow in a sandy stream bed area, and the tadpoles develop in streams. They can also be found far away from streams.{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=55&search1=Limnonectes%20blythii&species=Limnonectes%20blythii&submit=Search!# |title=Limnonectes blythii |work=Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230937/http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=55&search1=Limnonectes%20blythii&species=Limnonectes%20blythii&submit=Search! |url-status=dead }}
Use and conservation
The major threat to this species is collection for food, both for local consumption and for trade. It is also locally impacted by habitat loss.
Gallery
Image:Limnonectes blythii, Blyth's river frog (subadult).jpg|Limnonectes blythii (subadult) - Khao Sok National Park
References
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External links
- [http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=55&search1=Limnonectes%20blythii&species=Limnonectes%20blythii&submit=Search!# Amphibian and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia - Limnonectes blythii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722230937/http://www.amphibia.my/page.php?pageid=s_foundk&s_id=55&search1=Limnonectes%20blythii&species=Limnonectes%20blythii&submit=Search! |date=2011-07-22 }}
- [http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians/malayan_giant_frog.htm Malayan giant frog]
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Category:Amphibians of Myanmar
Category:Amphibians of Indonesia
Category:Amphibians of Malaysia
Category:Amphibians of Thailand
Category:Amphibians of Singapore
Category:Near threatened animals
Category:Near threatened biota of Asia