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Hasche's forest frog

Limnonectes hascheanus

Ferdinand Stoliczka, 1870

In Thai: กบป่าไผ่

Limnonectes hascheanus is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in the Malay Peninsula (from southern Myanmar and Thailand to Peninsular Malaysia); its occurrence in the Andaman Islands requires confirmation. It is a small frog, males being 19 - 25 mm and females 21 - 25 mm snout-vent length.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic work by Robert F. Inger and Bryan L. Stuart in 2010 on Limnonectes hascheanus and L. limborgi has led to better understanding of these similar species — L. limborgi has been considered a junior synonym of L. hascheanus. While the species are morphologically similar, mainly differing in body size (L. hascheanus is smaller), they are genetically distinct. This taxonomic work has also led to redefinition of ranges of both species, and the range of L. hascheanus (as presently defined) is much more restricted than what was reported in the latest (2004) IUCN assessment for this species.

Life cycle

The life cycle of Limnonectes hascheanus has earlier been reported to have direct development (no free-swimming tadpole stage, which instead hatch as tiny full-formed frogs). Notice that the original observations of this phenomenon came from outside the range of L. hascheanus and probably apply to L. limborgi. More importantly, careful observations have showed that L. limborgi has free-swimming but endotrophic larvae; this probably applies to L. hascheanus too.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Dicroglossidae
Genus
Limnonectes
Species
Limnonectes hascheanus

Common names

  • English:
    • Hasche's forest frog
    • Hasche's frog
  • Thai: กบป่าไผ่

Synonyms

  • Rana limborgii, William Lutley Sclater (1892)
  • Taylorana hascheana, Ferdinand Stoliczka (1870)
  • Polypedates hascheanus, Ferdinand Stoliczka (1870)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Limnonectes hascheanus

Range Map

Distribution map of Hasche's forest frog, Limnonectes hascheanus in Thailand
  • Bang Lang National Park
  • Chaloem Phrakiat Thai Prachan National Park
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Kapo Waterfall Forest Park
  • Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Luang National Park
  • Khao Nan National Park
  • Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Ko Lanta National Park
  • Kui Buri National Park
  • Mae Nam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Tarutao National Marine Park
  • Thale Ban National Park
  • Yong Waterfall National Park
Range map of Limnonectes hascheanus in Thailand