Limnonectes phyllofolia Frederick, Iskandar, Riyanto, Hamidy, Reilly, Stubbs, Bloch, Bach & McGuire, 2023
| family: Dicroglossidae subfamily: Dicroglossinae genus: Limnonectes |
Species Description: Frederick JH, Iskandar DT, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Reilly SB, Stubbs AL, Bloch LM, Bach B, McGuire JA. 2023. A new species of terrestrially-nesting fanged frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. PLoS ONE 18(12): e0292598. |
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Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors Comments Sulawesi "fanged frogs" (genus Limnonectes) are stream-dwelling dicroglossids that exhibit remarkable divergence in modes of reproduction, body size, prey acquisition, habitat use, and eco-physiology. The Sulawesi Limnonectes assemblage remains understudied, but recent research has identified many cryptic species via phylogenomic, morphometric, and acoustic analyses. Frederick et al. (2023) describes a sixth species of Sulawesi Limnonectes, the terrestrially-nesting species Limnonectes phyllofolia. At least eight additional undescribed species (and possibly many more) have been alluded to in the literature. Sulawesi fanged frogs exhibit 1000-fold variation in adult body mass, with the largest species weighing up to 2 kg; L. phyllofolia represents the smallest species with an average mass of only ~2 grams. Notably, this new species is only the second known Sulawesi exemplar to exhibit terrestrial egg deposition and male egg-guarding behavior, possibly an adaptative response to predation pressure from larger stream-inhabiting Limnonectes species. Males of the new species were observed guarding clutches of 10-20 eggs festooned on the leaves of small bushes or saplings, or on mossy boulders over small side-streams. The authors chose the specific epithet 'phyllofolia' (meaning "leaf nest") to characterize this unique breeding behavior not seen in other Sulawesi fanged frogs. (Jeff Frederick)
References
Frederick JH, Iskandar DT, Riyanto A, Hamidy A, Reilly SB, Stubbs AL, Bloch LM, Bach B, McGuire JA. (2023). "A new species of terrestrially-nesting fanged frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia." PLoS ONE, 18(12), e0292598. [link] Originally submitted by: Michelle S. Koo (2024-05-12) Distribution by: Michelle S. Koo (updated 2024-05-12)
Comments by: Michelle S. Koo (updated 2024-05-12)
Edited by: Michelle S. Koo (2024-05-12) Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2024 Limnonectes phyllofolia <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/9819> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 13, 2024.
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