Meristogenys amoropalamus
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| Meristogenys amoropalamus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Meristogenys |
| Species: | M. amoropalamus |
| Binomial name | |
| Meristogenys amoropalamus (Matsui, 1986) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Amolops amoropalamus Matsui, 1986[3] | |
Meristogenys amoropalamus is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to northern Borneo and occurs in northwestern Sabah and northeastern Sarawak (Malaysia) and in northeastern Kalimantan (Indonesia).[1][2] Common names mountain Borneo frog[1][2] and mountain torrent frog have been coined for it.[4] Studies of its larvae revealed that the nominal species contained two cryptic forms, and in 2011, Shimada and colleagues described Meristogenys dyscritus as a separate species.[5]
The specific name amoropalamus is derived from the Greek words amoros (="incomplete") and palame (="web") and refers to the poorly developed toe webbing of this species.[3]