Calluella smithi

Calluella smithi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Genus: Calluella
Species: C. smithi
Binomial name
Calluella smithi
(Barbour & Noble, 1916)

Calluella smithi, sometimes known as Smith's squat frog, is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo.[2] The natural habitats of this rarely observed burrowing frog are tropical lowland rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by clear-cutting.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Inger, R.; Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Stuebing, R.; Lakim, M.; Yambun, P. & Mumpuni (2004). "Calluella smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Calluella smithi (Barbour and Noble, 1916)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 21 February 2015.


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