Nanohyla annectens

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Nanohyla annectens, the Larut Hills rice frog, is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia; records from Thailand and elsewhere probably refer to other species.[2] Its natural habitats are evergreen submontane and montane rainforests. It lives on the forest floor and in puddles and breeds in temporary pools. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Nanohyla annectens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Nanohyla
Species:
N. annectens
Binomial name
Nanohyla annectens
(Boulenger, 1900)
Synonyms

Microhyla annectens Boulenger, 1900

Taxonomy

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The Larut Hills rice frog used to be placed in the genus Microhyla, but a 2021 study using morphological and phylogenetic evidence moved nine species (including N. annectens) to a new genus, Nanohyla.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Nanohyla annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T57875A91879626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T57875A91879626.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Microhyla annectens Boulenger, 1900". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ Gorin, Vladislav A.; Scherz, Mark D.; Korost, Dmitriy V.; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. (2021-12-01). "Consequences of parallel miniaturisation in Microhylinae (Anura, Microhylidae), with the description of a new genus of diminutive South East Asian frogs". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 97 (1): 21–54. doi:10.3897/zse.97.57968. ISSN 1860-0743.
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