Limnonectes
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Limnonectes is a genus
of fork-tongued frogs. There are about 53 known species, but new ones are still being described occasionally. They are collectively known as fanged frogs because they tend to have unusually large teeth, which are small or absent in other frogs.
Tadpole
s of this genus have adapted
to a variety of conditions. Most species (e.g. Blyth's River Frog
L. blythii or the Fanged River Frog
L. macrodon) develop normally, with free-swimming tadpoles that eat food. L. hascheanus
, however, has no free-swimming tagpole stage, hatching as tiny full-formed frogs. And the tadpoles of the Corrugated Frog
(L. laticeps) for example are free-swimming but endotrophic, meaning they do not eat but live on the stored yolk until metamorphosis
into frogs.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fork-tongued frogs. There are about 53 known species, but new ones are still being described occasionally. They are collectively known as fanged frogs because they tend to have unusually large teeth, which are small or absent in other frogs.
Tadpole
Tadpole
A tadpole or polliwog is the wholly aquatic larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.- Appellation :...
s of this genus have adapted
Adaptation
An adaptation in biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. An adaptation refers to both the current state of being adapted and to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation....
to a variety of conditions. Most species (e.g. Blyth's River Frog
Blyth's River Frog
The Blyth's River Frog or Giant Asian River Frog , sometimes called "giant frog" is a species of frog in the Ranidae family....
L. blythii or the Fanged River Frog
Fanged River Frog
The Fanged River Frog, Javan Giant Frog, Malaya Wart Frog, or Stone Creek Frog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia....
L. macrodon) develop normally, with free-swimming tadpoles that eat food. L. hascheanus
Limnonectes hascheanus
Limnonectes hascheanus is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly China....
, however, has no free-swimming tagpole stage, hatching as tiny full-formed frogs. And the tadpoles of the Corrugated Frog
Corrugated Frog
The Corrugated Frog or Rivulet Frog , sometimes called "flat-headed frog", is a species of frog in the Ranidae family....
(L. laticeps) for example are free-swimming but endotrophic, meaning they do not eat but live on the stored yolk until metamorphosis
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation...
into frogs.