Staurois natator is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where found on the islands of Mindanao, Leyte and Samar. It has sometimes been reported from other Philippine islands and Borneo, but these populations are now regarded as separate species (S. guttatus and S. nubilus).[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Staurois natator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Staurois
Species:
S. natator
Binomial name
Staurois natator
(Günther, 1859)

References edit

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Staurois natator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T56350320A56350366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T56350320A56350366.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Arifin, U., D. T. Iskandar, D. P. Bickford, R. M. Brown, R. Meier, and S. N. Kutty. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Staurois (Anura, Ranidae) based on 16S rRNA sequences. Zootaxa 2744: 39–52