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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Kalinga Narrowmouth Toad, Smooth-fingered Narrow-mouthed Frog
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
It inhabits lower montane
and lowland forests
, but occasionally is
also found in forest edge habitats
. It lives in water-filled tree
holes
and hollows. Tadpoles
have been collected in the same microhabitats
.
[1].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
- 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
- 17 Other [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- Gray, 1825
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Fischer von Waldheim, 1813) Gray, 1825
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
()
- Family:
Microhylidae
()
- Günther, 1858 (1843)
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
()
- Genus:
Kaloula
()
- Gray, 1831
- Specific name:
kalingensis
- Taylor, 1922
- Scientific name: - Kaloula kalingensis Taylor, 1922
- Specific name:
kalingensis
- Taylor, 1922
- Genus:
Kaloula
(
- Subfamily:
Microhylinae
(
- Family:
Microhylidae
(
- Superfamily:
Microhyloidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
This species was removed from the synonymy
of Kaloula baleata.
[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Kaloula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in this genus:
K. baleata (Brown Bullfrog) · K. borealis (Manchurian Digging Frog) · K. conjuncta (Negros Truncate-Toed Chorus Frog) · K. conjuncta negrosensis (Negros Truncate-Toed Chorus Frog) · K. kalingensis (Kalinga Narrowmouth Toad) · K. kokacii (Bicol Narrowmouth Toad) · K. picta (Painted Narrowmouth Toad) · K. pulchra (Asiatic Painted Frog) · K. rigida (Luzon Narrow-Mouthed Frog) · K. rugifera (Sichuan Digging Frog) · K. taprobanica (Sri Lankan Bullfrog) · K. verrucosa (Verrucous Digging Frog)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Asiatic herpetological research. 9 2001 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url p. 39, p. 64.
- Systematics and zoogeography of Philippine amphibia. 33 1954 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1954. url p. 427.
- The Philippine journal of science. 21 1922 Manila. url p. 164, p. 178, p. 182, p. 205.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 30 1944 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 134, p. 165.
Notes
Contributors
- Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez 2010. Kaloula kalingensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 2, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5990856
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-774904
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16437160
- IUCN ID: 217220
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2034466
Footnotes
- Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez 2010. Kaloula kalingensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
