| the breeding behaviour, advertisement call and tadpole of limnonectes dabanus (anura: dicroglossidae). | fanged frogs (limnonectes) are a group of dicroglossid frogs from asia that often have reversed sexual dimorphism with larger males. limnonectes dabanus is a poorly known species of fanged frog from forested habitats in southern vietnam and eastern cambodia. adult males exhibit an extreme degree of megacephaly and possess bizarre head ornamentation. l. dabanus breeds in shallow, non-flowing or very slow-flowing pools, puddles, and drainage ditches. eggs are laid as a widely spaced array, and the ... | 2014 | 25543630 |
| a new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (limnonectes, dicroglossidae) from laos and thailand. | a new species of the dicroglossid frog genus limnonectes is described from recent and historical museum specimens collected in central and southern laos and northeastern thailand. limnonectessavansp. nov. has males that bear a caruncle on top of the head, and most closely resembles l.dabanus from adjacent southern vietnam and eastern cambodia. however, the new species is readily distinguished from l.dabanus, and all other caruncle-bearing species of limnonectes in mainland southeast asia, by its ... | 2019 | 31148931 |