Morphologically Cryptic Species News Today

Close New species of frog has been discovered in the Philippines and while it may look no different from other species in the nearby islands, its distinct mating call and differences in genome make it a fantastic find. In their study, "A New, Morphologically Cryptic Species of Fanged Frog, Genus Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae), from Mindoro Island, Central Philippines" in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology, researchers from the University of Kansas described the fanged frog as ...

Reptiles Magazine The Mindoro fanged frog was hiding in plain sight. May 5, 2021 Mindoro fanged frog (Limnonectes beloncioi). Photo by Scott Travers Researchers in the Philippines have discovered a new frog species that was previously thought to be the same species found on another island, but was determined to be unique through genetic testing. The frog, the Mindoro fanged frog ( Limnonectes beloncioi) was previously thought to be the Acanth’s fanged frog (Limn onectes acanthi) that lives ...