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Flat-headed frog

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The unrelated corrugated frog (Limnonectes laticeps) of Southeast Asia is occasionally also called "flat-headed frog".

Flat-headed frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Limnodynastidae
Genus: Limnodynastes
Species:
L. depressus
Binomial name
Limnodynastes depressus
Tyler, 1976

The flat-headed frog (Limnodynastes depressus) is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry lowland grassland and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  • Cogger, H.; Roberts, D.; Horner, P. (2004). "Limnodynastes depressus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T41157A10406793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T41157A10406793.en. Retrieved 21 December 2017.