Palawan horned frog
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Megophryidae |
| Genus: | Pelobatrachus |
| Species: | P. ligayae
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| Pelobatrachus ligayae (Taylor, 1920)
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The Palawan horned frog (Pelobatrachus ligayae) is a species of frog in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to the Balabac and Palawan islands, in the Philippines.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Formerly placed in the genus Megophrys, it was reclassified into the genus Pelobatrachus in 2021.[2]
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Megophrys ligayae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T57580A176635540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T57580A176635540.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Pelobatrachus ligayae (Taylor, 1920) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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