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Leptobrachella palmata

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Mesobatrachia
Familia: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species: Leptobrachella palmata

Name

Leptobrachella palmata Inger & Stuebing, 1992

Type locality: "bank of a small tributary of Sungai Liwagu, 310 m above sea level, Lipaso Forest Reserve, Labuk and Sugut District, Sabah", Malaysia.

Holotype: FMNH 236820.

References

* Inger and Stuebing, 1992 "1991", Raffles Bull. Zool., 39: 101.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Leptobrachella palmata . Accessed on 08 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Leptobrachella palmata (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 08 June 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Palm Borneo Frog

Leptobrachella palmata is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

* Inger, R., Das, I., Stuebing, R., Lakim, M. & Yambun, P. 2004. Leptobrachella palmata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.

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