Limnonectes gyldenstolpei

{{short description|Species of frog}}

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| image = Limnonectes gyldenstolpei, 2.jpg

| image_caption = Limnonectes gyldenstolpei, Phu Kradueng National Park

| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2017 |title=Limnonectes gyldenstolpei |volume=2017 |page=e.T58337A113957997 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58337A113957997.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| taxon = Limnonectes gyldenstolpei

| authority = (Andersson, 1916)

| synonyms = Elachyglossa gyldenstolpei Andersson, 1916

Rana pileata Boulenger, 1916

}}

Limnonectes gyldenstolpei (common name: Gyldenstolpe's frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in northern Thailand, Laos, and southwestern Cambodia.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Limnonectes/Limnonectes-gyldenstolpei |title=Limnonectes gyldenstolpei (Andersson, 1916) |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=19 April 2014}}

Range and habitat

Limnonectes gyldenstolpei has been recorded throughout much of Thailand, northeastern Lao, southwestern Cambodia (including Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary), and central Vietnam. It has recently also been recorded from the Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in central Vietnam.{{cite journal |author=Luu, Vinh Quang |author2=Truong Quang Nguyen |author3=Cuong The Pham |author4=Kien Ngoc Dang|author5=Thanh Ngoc Vu |author6=Sladjana Miskovic |author7=Michael Bonkowski |author8=Thomas Ziegler |year=2013 |title=No end in sight? Further new records of amphibians and reptiles from Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam |journal=Biodiversity Journal |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=285–300 |url=http://www.biodiversityjournal.com/pdf/4(2)_285-300.pdf}}

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist montane forest, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is not considered threatened by the IUCN.

Photos

Image:Limnonectes gyldenstolpei, Gyldenstolpe's frog.jpg|Limnonectes gyldenstolpei (juvenile, female) - Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park

Image:Limnonectes gyldenstolpei, juvenile female.jpg|Limnonectes gyldenstolpei (juvenile, female) - Phu Kradueng National Park

References