Occidozyga magnapustulosa

Occidozyga magnapustulosa (common names: Thai oriental frog, tubercled flood frog, and others) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known from scattered locations in northern and eastern Thailand, and in Laos and Vietnam.[1][2]

Occidozyga magnapustulosa
Occidozyga magnapustulosa, Phu Kradueng National Park

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Occidozyga
Species:
O. magnapustulosa
Binomial name
Occidozyga magnapustulosa
(Taylor & Elbel, 1958)
Synonyms

Occidozyga magnapustulosus (Taylor and Elbel, 1958)
Micrixalus magnapustulosus Taylor and Elbel, 1958

The biology of this species is poorly known as it has been mixed with Occidozyga martensii and may be conspecific with that species. Specimens allocated to this species are found in seepages, puddles and other shallow waters along streams and rivers.[1]

References

  1. van Dijk, P.P. & Ohler, A. (2004). "Occidozyga magnapustulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Occidozyga magnapustulosa (Taylor and Elbel, 1958)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 January 2014.


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