Limnonectes bannaensis
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Limnonectes bannaensis (vernacular name: Banna large-headed frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in southern China (southern and western Yunnan, southwestern and southeastern Guangxi, and western and central Guangdong), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.{{Cite journal|last=Suwannapoom|first=Chatmongkon|last2=Jiang|first2=Ke|last3=Wu|first3=Yun-He|last4=Pawangkhanant|first4=Parinya|last5=Lorphengsy|first5=Sengvilay|last6=Nguyen|first6=Tan Van|last7=Poyarkov|first7=Nikolay|last8=Che|first8=Jing|date=13 Jul 2021|title=First records of the fanged frogs Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei & Jiang, 2007 and L. utara Matsui, Belabut & Ahmad, 2014 (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) in Thailand|journal=Biodiversity Data Journal|doi=10.3897/BDJ.9.e67253|issn=1314-2828|doi-access=free|pmc=8292287}}
Description
Adult males in the type series measure {{convert|68|-|88|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and adult females {{convert|56|-|67|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. In a larger series, maximum male and female sizes are respectively {{convert|91|and|87|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}. Skin on the dorsum is smooth (wrinkled in Limnonectes kuhlii), with just few fine folds and a few small rounded tubercles scattered posteriorly. The dorsal colouration is brownish or gray brown, with black stripes on areas around the folds. The venter is mottled.
Habitat
Limnonectes bannaensis occurs along streams in mountainous areas at elevations of {{convert|320|–|1100|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. The tadpoles develop in the streams.
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{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiachina.org/ampsp/430 |title=Limnonectes bannaensis Ye, Fei, and Jiang, 2007 |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaChina |publisher=Kunming Institute of Zoology |language=zh |access-date=25 May 2018}}
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