Giant Philippine Frog

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Giant Philippine Frog
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Limnonectes Species: L. magnus
Binomial name
Limnonectes magnus (Stejneger, 1909)

The Giant Philippine Frog, Large Swamp Frog, or Mindanao Fanged Frog (Limnonectes magnus) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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• Diesmos, A., Alcala, A., Brown, R., Afuang, L., Gee, G. & Iskandar, D. 2004. Limnonectes magnus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.