Limnonectes doriae
Species of amphibian
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Limnonectes doriae (common name: Burmese wart frog, Doria's frog, or red stream frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in the Southeast Asia.[1][3]
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| Limnonectes doriae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Limnonectes |
| Species: | L. doriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnonectes doriae (Boulenger, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana doriae Boulenger, 1887[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name doriae commemorates the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria.[2][4]
Distribution and habitat
These frogs can be found in Myanmar and western and peninsular Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, as well as in the Andaman Islands (India).[3] They are terrestrial frogs found in primary tropical forest. Breeding takes place in forest streams where the tadpoles develop. Its conservation status is insufficiently known.[1]
